Joseph Stone aged 28, of 73, Nash Peak Street, Tunstall, was admitted to the N.S.R.I. early this morning, with a fractured right leg, it was stated that he was trapped under a coal cutter while working at Parkhouse colliery, Chesterton.
Accidental death was recorded on Mr. Thomas Henry Middleton aged 38, of 7, Erskine Street, Longton, who was killed by a fall of dirt, at Mossfield colliery on Friday.
The sequel to a fatal accident at a small colliery on August 24th last was heard at Newcastle under Lyme Borough Police Court today. The company and the manager of the colliery were each summoned for breaches of the coal mines act of 1911. The New Carr colliery Co Ltd. of Red Street Chesterton, pleaded guilty, and was entered in each case. It was stated that the colliery employs about 10 persons below ground and it was until the 1st ignitions on august 13th worked as a naked light mine it was worked by two step adits, on the 24th another ignition of firedamp occurred at the entrance to Fox’s crut and resulted in the death of Mr. Thomas Ankers and serious burning of two other men. (There is more on this on this page and the back page.)
An interesting talk on coal utilisation was given by Mr. W.C. Colclough to members of Newcastle under Lyme Rotary Club, at their luncheon. He spoke of power derived from coal including gas and electricity as well as oil.
Evidence was given at the inquest that Mr. Tom Johnson aged 73, a colliery messenger, of 8, Leek Road Milton, who died in the N.S.R.I. on Saturday. He had fallen down after a collision with a fellow employee at Norton colliery. It was recorded that Mr. Johnson death was due to bronchopneumonia following a fractured femur, through an accidental fall.
A verdict of suicide while temporally imbalanced was recorded on John Francis Cater aged 32, a miner of 226, Fletcher Road, Stoke, who died in hospital from the effects of poison.
In the mining subsidence test case in the Chancery Division before Mr. Justice Farwell, the Corporation of Newcastle under Lyme, were granted an injunction and decleration against Wolstanton colliery, and the Attorny General of the Duchy of Lancaster. The defendants were ordered to pay the costs.
A membership of 1,473 was reported at its quarterly meeting of North Staffordshire Coal and Ironstone workers permanently relief association held at the Victoria Chambers Stoke.
Mr. J.W. Johnson who has been re-elected President of North Staffordshire colliery Undermanagers and underlookers Association.
In the Day by Day column of the Evening Sentinel, at a meeting at North Staffordshire Technical Collage yesterday, it was decided to apply to the mining welfare central committee for a grant of £400; this is towards the cost of travelling expenses of boys who are attending Knutton mining classes.
Mr. Ronald Dean aged 23, a miner of 58, Queen St, Fenton, was taken to hospital with serious injuries sustained in an accident at work at a local colliery, at the time of the accident; he was engaged in the working of a coal cutter. (The colliery was not named)
There were many tributes of esteem and affection at the funeral of MR. James Birch of Lightoaks, Ash Bank, Werrington, a former underground official at Berryhill colliery, Fenton, Mr. Birch passed away in his 86th year.
Fatal injuries were received by a Harriseahead miner in an accident yesterday, in the Institute pit of Chatterley Whitfield colliery. The victim was James Henry Ball aged 52, of 27, Long Lane, Harriseahead a colliery waste packer, he was in the Banbury Seam of the pit when a fall of roof occurred, and he received injuries from which he died.
At a Longton Inquest on John Hawkins aged 72, a collier of 16, Bright St. Meir, his son stated that his Father had only been once been attended by a doctor, which was three years ago. Mr. John Hawkins, started work for Stirrup and Pye Ltd. 45 years ago and was transferred a year ago to Mossfield colliery. He collapsed and died underground on Tuesday.
Trapped under a fall of dirt at Florence colliery yesterday Mr. John Salmon aged 38, a miner of 23, Sunnycroft Ave. Drubbery Lane, Longton, sustained severe leg injuries he was taken to hospital.
An Inquiry into the death of Mr. John Bradshaw aged 45, a miner of 22, Lovatt St., Burslem, was opened today in Stoke-on-Trent. The Widow said her husband had contacted Dermatitis in 1934 and in various times since, he suffered from the disease in later years, he had been employed at Silverdale colliery. His daughter had found him dead in bed last Saturday. The inquest was adjourned to a later date.
At an inquest held in Hanley Town Hall, on Saturday, on Richard Ernest Brough aged 37, a haulage hand of 37, Barry Ave. Bucknall, who was killed in an accident at Hanley Deep Pit colliery on Thursday morning. He died of Asphyxiation due to a fractured and dislocation of the neck and a fracture of the base of the skull plus lung injury.
Sir Francis Joseph has sent a letter to all miners employed by Settle and Speakman asking them to stick to their job and by doing so help the war effort.
At the resumed inquiry into the death of Mr. John Bradshaw, who was found dead in his bed by his daughter on March 29th last, it was established that death occurred from bronchitis gastritis.
At the Annual meeting of the North Staffordshire Coal and Ironstone Workers Permanently Relief Society, held at the Victoria Chambers Stoke; it was stated that there were 1,493 claimants compared to 1, 568 a year ago.
Mr. William Copnell aged 46, of 26, Sutton Cres. a miner at Glasshouse colliery, Chesterton. He suffered injuries to his head and back.
Mr. Harold Allen aged 32; a miner of 118, Heathcote Road, Longton who is employed at Florence colliery, suffered injuries to his head.
A colliery surface worker from Wolstanton was find £5 at Longton Police Court, he was found guilty of committing an offence, with intent to insult a female; he deigned the allegations.
A paper on an investigation on loads of packs at moderate depths was presented to members of the North Staffordshire Institute of Mining Engineers at Stoke Technical collage.
Workers at the Racecourse colliery of Shelton Iron and Steel and Coal Co. Ltd. have been temporarily suspended owing to a default in the pump installation.
A dispute between a colliery fireman and his employers after blackdamp had been discovered in the pit was disclosed at Hanley County Court yesterday. Mark Hollinshead a colliery fireman of 1, The grove Sandyford, Tunstall; claimed four weeks wages in lieu of notice, against G. Howle and R. Mason; trading as Clough Hall colliery Co. Butt Lane, Talke.
Two employees at Hesketh pit of Chatterley Whitfield colliery were find at Stoke Stipendiary Court today for an offence against general regulations made under the Coal Mines Act of 1911. The men were John Lalley aged 19, of 17, Victoria Street, Brindley Ford, and Albert Willis aged 18, of 56, High Street, Brindley Ford, both men were find £5, 1s including costs.
The Final of the Chesterton Nursing Cup, will be between Holditch colliery and Parkhouse colliery, and will be played on the Malt Shovel ground.
An Inquest will be held on Monday on Mr. Richard Jones aged 60, a colliery stoneduster of 46, of 46, Goldenhill Road, Fenton, who was killed while working at the Homer pit at Stafford coal and Iron colliery Co Ltd. at Fenton on Thursday. It is understood that a fall of roof occurred followed by an escape of gas; Mr. Jones was dead when brought to the surface. (I cannot find a report of the inquest)
An inquest was held at the Haywood hospital, Burslem, on Henry Colclough 49, a miner of 16, Albert St, Goldenhill, who died under an anaesthetic; following the removal of a carbuncle on Friday. Medical evidence confirmed that Mr. Colclough had a severe diseased lung and advanced diseased kidneys. Death was in accordance with medical evidence. (No colliery was named)
£6,000,000, was spent on colliery pit head baths this year (I think this is an error I cannot Envisage that amount of money being spent, while the country was at war!)
Multiple injuries was sustained by Mr. William Espley aged 27, of 5, School Road, Abbey Hulton; when he was knocked down by a load of tubs while following his occupation at Berryhill colliery, Fenton, his condition is said to be serious.
A young miner was find £10, he his from Fair View, Bank End, Brown Edge, he was charged with inflicting bodily harm on a five year old girl, by discharging a slug or a other destructive metal object from an air pistol.
A paper on regenerating Variation properties of the 8, foot, or cockshead seam of coal in the North Staffordshire Coalfield, it was read by Dr. J. O.N. Millott to members of the North Staffordshire Institute of Engineers, at Stoke Technical collage.
Mr. William Eaton aged 29, of 22, Colclough Rd, Meir, a miner employed at Florence colliery, was admitted to hospital with severe internal injuries received at an accident at work; he was trapped by a belt and an iron girder.
There were many representatives of all side of the mining industry, at the funeral of Mr. Emile Percy Turner, F.G.S. M.I. Min. E. who died at his residence at Freshfields, Parkway, Trentham, aged 62. He was a personality of the mining industry from 1919-1930; he was the general manager of Stafford Coal and Iron colliery and a founder of Turner and Ruscoe Mining Engineers
Mr. Leslie Baskeyfield aged 18, of Sandyford, a haulage hand employed at Chatterley Whitfield colliery, sustained severe injuries from which he has died in hospital through an accident at the pit this morning. The Inquest of the above is on the back page of the Evening Sentinel of the 3rd July
An inquest at London Road hospital yesterday on Mr. Peter Green aged 76, a retired coal dataller, of 9, Blantyre Street, Longton, died on Tuesday; his death was due to cerebral Haemorrhage. (No colliery was named)
Meeting of North Staffordshire Colliery Under Managers Association held at the Grand Hotel, Hanley, on Saturday. Mr. W.E. Hall gave a paper on Roof Supports in Mining.
Mr. John Sowter aged 36, of 6, Bankfield Road, Meir, sustained injuries to his pelvis which necessitating his removal to hospital yesterday. He was struck by a fall of dirt while working at Berryhill colliery, Fenton.
Struck by a large piece of dirt while working at Holditch colliery, Chesterton, Mr. John Moon aged 63, surface worker of 100, lower Milehouse Lane, Newcastle under Lyme. He sustained a broken leg and was removed to hospital.
Mr. Alfred Cooper colliery fireman employed at Glasshouse colliery, Chesterton, was fatally injured on Saturday morning when caught by some tubs when working in the pit. Mr. copper was married man aged about 50 years old.
At Newcastle County Court, Samuel Millington aged 55, of 82, Scot Hay, Silverdale, sought compensation from his employer, Madeley colliery Co Ltd. for incapacity, following an accident on 27th January 1940. Mr. Millington had been employed for 42 years; when struck in the chest by an iron bar. For some months he received full compensation, he then returned to lighter duties, but on the 17th May last he received notice that he was no longer incapacitated and was terminated by his employer. He was told by his employer that they had no other work for him but his old job as a packer. It was submitted that while fit for light work, the applicant was unable to secure other employment at his age. The outcome from the court was that he was compensated accordingly.
A colliery packer who had worked in the pit for 53, years sustained a fractured skull in an accident at Madeley colliery; he died later in hospital from his injuries. Part of the roof had fallen in on him while he was shovelling dirt into the pack. The deceased was Mr. Wilfred Dean, aged 65, of 25, Forest Street, Silverdale. The Coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.
Two fully equipped mobile canteens provided at a total cost of £800 by the Midlands Miners Federation for the service to the fighting forces and for emergency work with the civilian population were presented today at Stoke to the National of the Y.M.C.A.
Miners who return to the industry may get their first new outfit of pit clothing, and boot coupons free.
North Staffordshire Coalfield is giving a lead to other coalfields of Great Britain by establishing a centralised system by which all miners in the area can be served with fairly substantial mid-shift sandwich meals.
Buried by a fall of dirt while working at Florence colliery, Albert Brough aged 42, a miner of Furnace Road, Normacot, sustained injuries to his back and right leg; he was admitted to hospital.
At Newcastle under Lyme Borough Police Court yesterday, a 17, year old miner from Bignall End, pleaded guilty to stealing a wallet and cash valued together at 8s 6d, he asked for another case of stealing a watch to the value of 7s 6d on May 17th to be taken into consideration. He was fined £2 10s and ordered to pay 11s 8d special costs.
At the invitation of the Directors and Manager of Norton colliery, a party of members of the, Association of Architects and Surveyors and Technical Assistants visited and made an instructive tour of the surface, pit head baths and underground workings.
A Burslem 17 year old miner was charged with an indecent assault on a 6 year old girl; he stated that he was about to get married. He was fined £10 with 5s special costs.
Mr. John Smith aged 25, a miner of 3, Carson Street, Stanfields, Burslem, sustained injuries to his right leg when trapped by a fall off dirt at Sneyd colliery today.
Mr. Arthur Harper aged 34, a miner of 55, St. John St, Hanley, sustained a broken leg when trapped by a fall of coal while working at Hanley Deep pit, he was taken to hospital.
The quarterly meeting of the North Staffordshire Coal and Ironstone workers Permanent Relief Society held at the Victoria Cambers, there were now 1,469.
There is a photograph of Holditch colliery and Chatterley Whitfield collieries cricket teams, who will meet in the final of the Royal Infirmary, inter works cricket competition.
As a token of appreciation from his numinous friends at Hanley Deep Pit, a presentation was made at the pit head baths and canteen of the colliery yesterday, to Mr. Arthur Clewley head draughtsman and assistant engineer for about 20 years, who has resigned to take up the position of engineer at Holditch colliery, Mr. Clewley had been at Hanley deep pit for about 28 years.
A fall of roof at the Institute pit at Chatterley Whitfield colliery caused the death of Joseph Simcock aged 63, a wastedrawer of 25A, Albert Street, Biddulph. Verdict of the inquest was Accidental Death.
The catering for miner’s sandwich meals when announced a few weeks ago will be taken down the pit by miners in the North Staffordshire Coalfields. It will be undertaken by Swinerton’s (industrial catering of Shelton).
There’s photograph of pit with three headgears (name the pit?)
A young Bucknall collier who was stated by the Deputy Chief Constable "being in need of a stern correction" who was sent to prison for two months for stealing a silk scarf and an overcoat to the value of £1 14s, it was his 10th appearance in court.
There’s a photograph of the kitchen of the food distribution centre where the food is sent to the coalfield.
Lord Woolton is to visit the area to see the North Staffordshire Coalfield’s distribution centre to see sandwich "snapping" is distributed to various collieries in North Staffordshire.
Colliery Clerks are to receive an attendance bonus; Male workers over 21, are to get 6s per week, under 21, 3s per week, Female workers over 21, 4s per week, under 21, 2s per week.
A verdict of death due to shock which followed an accidental fall was the outcome of the inquest at London Road Hospital on Mr. Henry Walker aged 59, of 115, High Street, Bucknall Mrs. Brock a daughter, who said her father was a former coalminer had not worked for 23 years, because of ill health.
Photograph of Lord Woolton opening the miner’s food depot. There’s an in-depth summery of his visit and speeches, on this page.
Half a dozen colliery workers have signed a letter in which they protest against the following notice which as been posted at the pit. It reads,"In future who fails to work Monday afternoon and Saturday afternoon will be kept on afternoon shift. Also men who should work on Sunday night but fail to do so will be kept on night shift. Also men who fail to work at least five shifts each week will be paid day wage and not be allowed to share in the contract".
Struck by a load of tubs while working at Holditch colliery, Chesterton, Mr. Jack Walley aged 15, of 35, Queen Street, Talke Pits, received injuries although not serious, necessitating a trip to the hospital for treatment.
An electronic motor driver’s claim against Sneyd colliery in respect of an accident in the mine last April was heard by, Hanley County Court yesterday, by Judge Finnemore, who reserved judgment.
The court at Tunstall, ordered a fine of £5, on a miner from Packmoor, yesterday, who pleaded guilty to stealing 112lb of onions valued at £2 6s 8d, the property of Stoke on Trent Corporation.
Arbitration heard at Newcastle Borough County Court, his Honorary Judge Finnemore made a decision of liability in favour of Mr. Ernest Sibley, a colliery worker, of 222, High Street, Halmerend. The respondents were Shelton Iron, Steel and Coal Co Ltd. Mr. Sibley was employed at Kents Lane colliery, Silverdale, where he received fairly severe injury to his back on the 1st may of this year, Mr. Sibley did light part-time work, earning between 19s 6d and £1 0s 6d in a week compensation, in May compensation was reduced to 3s 1d. Mr. Sibley physical condition was so that the only available to him was in the lamp house.
A presentation was made at the office of Sneyd colliery on Saturday to Mr. Frank Charlesworth the cashier who has completed fifty years service with the company, Mr. Charlesworth will be seventy years of age on Wednesday.
Photograph of Mr. F.J. Hancock who has retired from the office of Secretary and Agent of the North Staffordshire Miners Federation, he has served 27, years in office. Mr. Hancock lives at Bluestone Ave. High Lane, Burslem.
A fatal fall of roof in the Hesketh pit of Chatterley Whitfield colliery was described at an inquest yesterday of Mr. W. Alexander Higginson a colliery packer, aged 60, of 18, Whitehill, Kidsgrove.
Mr. A.R. Drakeford a miner aged 49, of 41, Bankfield Rd, Meir, was admitted to the N.S.R.I. last night suffering from leg injuries as a result of a fall of dirt at Florence colliery.
Sneyd Colliery Co gave £30,000, Norton and Biddulph colliery, gave £5,000, Chatterley Whitfield, gave £5,000, Berryhill, gave £2,000, to the Stoke on Trent collecting fund for a Warship week.
At Tunstall Stipendiary Court yesterday, William Edward Lawton of Gilbert Street, Kidsgrove, was summons for neglecting and doing an act likely to endanger life and limb in a coal mine, by pulling down a pack wall and further, with failing to observe safety direction. He is employed as a packer and paid good wages. On October 4th he was told to build a pack, but he did not do it properly. Mr. Wilmot Wilcox the undermanager at Hesketh pit, Chatterley Whitfield, the pack was found to be hollow. He was fined £2 for each summons was imposed.
The death has occurred of John Henry Cumberbatch, a veteran of North Staffordshire mining industry at the age of 76; he died at his home at Wetly Rocks. Mr. Cumberbatch has had a long association with North Staffordshire mining.
An inquest was held yesterday at the N.S.R.I. on James Handley aged 45, a miner of 76, Hesketh Ave. Cornhill, Norton, who died in hospital on Tuesday, following an injury to his knee while working at Norton and Biddulph colliery on October 11th the cause of death was pyaemia, following septic arthritis and cellulites after an accident at work in a coal mine. It was stressed that miners should have all wound injuries dressed, however slight at the ambulance room.
A paper dealing with recent research on ignition and movement in the air of firedamp, was given by Dr. H.F. Coward Director of Safety-in-Mines Research Board, to members of the North Staffordshire Institute of Mining Engineers at their A.G.M. held at North Staffordshire Technical collage.
At Fenton police court, Mr. William Pedley of South Street, Fenton, was summoned for stealing 1 shilling, the money of Mr. Eric Unwin, it was stated that the money went missing from the locker at the pit head baths of a colliery. The case was dismissed under the probation offenders Act. The defender was ordered to £1 plus costs.
The Potteries Stipendiary (Mr. Macgregor Clarkson) adjourned for his deliberation for seven days when Mr. James Hingham aged 49, of Tarleton Road, Hanley, following a plea of guilty at Hanley Stipendiary Court today, for failing to comply with a directive by the Minister of Labour and National Service, namely to work at Berryhill colliery, Fenton.
An appeal was dismissed at Stoke on Trent Quarter Sessions today, against a three month prison sentence imposed on a miner when he failed to obey a Minister of Labour directive to go to work at Sneyd colliery. The applicant was Mr. Edward Simms aged 26, who was sentenced by the Potteries Stipendiary Magistrate at Burslem, on November 25th.
Four young colliery workers convicted of shopbreaking were stated to have committed the offence to "get out of working down the pit", the defendants were Mr. Arthur Edwards aged 21, Mr. Raymond Taylor aged 19, Mr. Thomas Patrick Allen aged 19, Mr. William Thomas Fellows aged 19, they all pleaded guilty to breaking into Messrs Swettenhams on the night of 30th September, and stealing cigarettes. They were all bound over under probation.
For wrongfully abstaining themselves from work, damages of £3 9s 0d per head, and 8s 6d costs were awarded at Tunstall Stipendiary Court today, against 39, colliery workers, who submitted to judgment on civil claims brought by the employer Holditch colliery mining Co. Ltd. There absence from work follows a claim for higher wages.
A verdict of accidental death was recorded at Fenton Town Hall yesterday, on Mr. Frank Coomer aged 31, a miner of 55, Peel St. Dresden, who received fatal injuries through a fall of dirt in No 3, district of No 96, Holy Lane coal face of Fenton Pit.(Glebe colliery)
Two men were summoned at Fenton Stipendiary Court yesterday, for failing to complete with a directive from the Minister of Labour and National Service, both were found guilty, but the Stipendiary Magistrate said he would postpone his decision for two weeks. The summons was against Radolphus Goodwin of Oakwood Road, Blurton, for failing to obey an order to work underground at Stafford Coal and Iron colliery Co. Ltd. He said he left the mining industry in 1939 for a different occupation, and felt his health would suffer if he went back into the coalmining industry again. The other case was against Conrad Wilfred Bird aged 17, of Queen Street, Fenton, the defender was summoned for not presenting himself for employment as a haulage hand. (No pit was named)
Death from Shock and Haemorrhaging from a crushed skull apparently caused by an accidental fall of roof; was the returned verdict at an inquest on, John Thomas Horton aged 30, a coal cutter of 16, Gordon St. Burslem; he was working at Sneyd colliery, on Monday night when the accident happened.
Three miners were taken to N.S.R.I. as a result of injuries sustained at their place of work. They were Mr. Bertram Shufflebothom Aged 18, of Queen Ann St. Longton; he sustained injury to his skull, when struck by a fall of dirt, at Stafford Coal and Iron colliery, Fenton. The second was Mr. Harry Smith aged 40, of Hamilton Road, Birches Head, Hanley, was injured at Norton and Biddulph colliery. The third accident was to George Wood aged 31, of Brewhurst Bank, Whitehill, Kidsgrove, was buried under a fall of dirt, and suffered injuries to his back and pelvis, at Norton and Biddulph collieries.
Three miners were summoned at Tunstall Stipendiary Court yesterday, before Mr. R. Macgregor Clarkson, for failing to comply with the direction under the essential work (Coal Mining) under order 1941, they were Mr. Richard Turner Jackson aged 58, of Thornley Road, Stanfields, Burslem, was fined £3 in each of 3 cases, with 10s 6d in costs, in each case, respect of abstaining himself work at Norton and Biddulph collieries, for no good reason. Mr. James Bunn of 5, Cope Street, Milton, Mr. Bunn was fined £2 in each case plus costs of 10s 6d in each case, Mr. Harold Taylor of 7, Holy Place, Northwood, was fined £1 for each case and 10s 6d costs for each case, he worked at Sneyd colliery
Three miners were admitted to the N.S.R.I. the first one was said to be suffering from injuries when crushed by a fall off dirt at Holditch colliery, he Mr. Jeffe Taylor aged 43, of Ryehills, Bignall End, was admitted this morning with a fractured pelvis. Mr. Edward Walker aged 46, of 26, Well Street, Tunstall; employed by Chatterley Whitfield colliery sustained multiple injuries through a fall of dirt. Mr. Cyril Scott aged 24, of 27, Nantwich Road, Audley, a miner at Bignall Hill colliery, was admitted with head injuries, when knocked down by runaway tubs.
Fines and costs totalling £12 3s were imposed by the Potteries Stipendiary Magistrate (Mr. Macgregor Clarkson) at Burslem today, on Stuart Taylor a haulage hand, aged 20, of 5, Gordon St. Burslem, for being absent from Sneyd colliery.
For failing to comply with the Minister of Labour and National service, to go to work as a collier at Berryhill colliery Mr. J. Higham aged 49, of Tarleton Road, Hanley, was fined at Hanley Stipendiary Court today, £12 and £3 3s costs. Mr. William Rowley a ripper at Berryhill colliery, of 7, Twemlow Street, Hanley, was find £10 and £3 3s costs for a similar offence.
The Potteries Stipendiary Magistrate (Mr. Macgregor Clarkson) dealt with further cases of miners absenting themselves from work, they were; Charles William Malkin aged 24, of 33, Booth Street, who failed to present himself for work at Sneyd colliery. Mr. Daniel Foster aged 20, of Ball Lane, Brown Edge, who was allegedly absent from his work at Chatterley Whitfield colliery, he was fined £9 and £2 2s costs.
The annual review of Mining Electrical Development accidents during 1940, was given by Mr. G.M. Harvey, H. M. Inspector of Mines was discussed at a meeting of the Stoke on Trent Sub, branch of the Association of Mechanical Engineers last Night at North Staffordshire Technical Collage.
Two miners were injured last night while working underground, they in the N.S.R.I. they are James Arthur Johnson aged 27, of 22, Newport Street, Burslem, who was trapped between loads at Chatterley Whitfield colliery, he suffered injury to his pelvis. The other man injured was, Ronald Johnson aged 16, of 27, Beasley Road, Chesterton, who was working at Holditch colliery, he was trapped between wagons and received head injuries.
Reference was made yesterday to Sir Francis Joseph in an article; "The British Miner and his Work" which was broadcast in Uruguay, Sir Francis recalls the letter from a former native of North Staffordshire, who is now living in Boston, Massachusetts, in the U.S.A. He recalls the time of his life as a miner 22, years ago when employed at Jamage Pit at Talk-o-Hill and Birchenwood collieries.
Two miners were sent to prison by the Stipendiary Magistrate (Mr. Macgregor Clarkson) at Fenton today, for failing to comply with a direction by the Minister of Labour, for abstaining themselves from work without permission. Mr. Radolphus Goodwin 45, of 48, Oakwood Road, Blurton; he was sentenced to three months for failing to present himself at Stafford Coal and Iron Collieries. Mr. Conrad William Bird aged 17, of 34, Queen Street, Fenton, was sentenced to one month imprison for the same offence of failing to present himself at Florence colliery.