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Workmen's Compensation Act 1897: agreement between the Durham Colliery Owners' Mutual Protection Association and the Durham Miners' Association, from the Coal Trade Offices, Newcastle upon Tyne, 29 June 1898

Workmen 's Compensation Act 1897 , produced for the Miners' National Union, 1897 Printed by Co-operative Printing and Publishing Works, Newcastle upon Tyne

Coal Mines Act 1911: The parts of the abstract and general regulations required to be supplied to onsetters , published by H.M.S.O. 1913 In the top corner is hand-written 'Wm. Saint Dec. 16th 1933'

A notice issued to William Saint, to determine his existing hiring at Moorsley Colliery, owned by the Lambton & Hetton Collieries Ltd., signed by George Rennie, possibly the colliery manager, 23 January 1915

Note of bonus payment paid to W. Saint [working at Hazard Colliery], 9 January - 12 April 1919

Note of 20% advance of back money, paid to William Saint, working at Hazard Pit, 12 March - 24 April 1920

Note of 20% advance of back money, paid to W. Saint, senior, working at Hazard Pit, 12 March - 24 April 1920

A notice issued to William Saint, junior, informing him that his contract of employment at the colliery [Hazard Colliery, owned by The Lambton & Hetton Collieries Ltd.] was to be terminated, signed by the colliery manager, W.O. Day, 17 March 1921

A notice from the coal owner [Lambton & Hetton Collieries Ltd., owners of Hazard Colliery] informing his employees of the withdrawal of War Wage, Sankey Wage and the 20% of March 1920, meaning that negotiations would have to take place concerning the payment of wages after 1 April 1921, issued, 1920

A notice issued to W. Saint, junior, informing him that work will be available at the colliery [Hazard Colliery, owned by the Lambton & Hetton Collieries Ltd.] after 1 April 1921, at a new rate of wages, signed by the colliery manager, W.O. Day, 29 March 1921

A notice issued to William Saint, giving him fourteen days' notice to terminate his employment at Hazard Colliery, and to vacate his colliery house, signed by W.O. Day, manager, The Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd., 27 July 1927

A notice issued to W. Saint, informing him that his contract of employment at the colliery [Hazard Colliery, owned by the Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.] was to be terminated [prior to the 1926 General Strike], signed by the colliery manager, W.O. Day, 17 July 1925

A notice issued to James Saint, informing him that his contract of employment at the colliery [Hazard Colliery, owned by The Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.] was to be terminated, [prior to the 1926 General Strike], signed by the colliery manager, W.O. Day, 16 April 1926

A notice issued to W. Saint, that his contract of employment at the colliery [Hazard Colliery, owned by Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.] was to be terminated [prior to the 1926 General Strike], signed by the colliery manager, W.O. Day, 16 April 1926

Note of North Hetton Lodge, Durham Miners' Association, Relief Fund Rates to come into operation on 1 August 1929 Includes the names of the officials and committee

North Hetton Lodge, Durham Miners' Association, Hewers', Fillers' and Putters' Cavilling Rules, to operate on and from, 23 December 1929

Rules for Quarterly Cavillings at The North Hetton Pits, n.d., c.1929

A notice to William Saint, giving him fourteen days notice to terminate his employment at the Hazard Colliery, and to vacate his colliery house, signed by W.O. Day, manager, The Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd., 8 July 1930

A notice to J. Saint, informing him that his contract of employment at Hazard Colliery, owned by The Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd., was to be terminated, signed by colliery manager, W.O. Day, 9 March 1931

A notice to W. Saint, informing him that his contract of employment at Hazard Colliery, owned by The Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd., was to be terminated, signed by colliery manager, W.O. Day, 9 March 1931

Notice authorising W. Saint, working at Hazard Colliery, to 'attend to the shaft signals and search persons entering the mine in accordance with C.M.C. 1911', signed by the colliery manager, W.O. Day, 10 October 1932

A notice to W. Saint, informing him that his contract of employment at Hazard Colliery, owned by The Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd., was to be terminated, signed by colliery manager, W.O. Day, 27 March 1933

A pay note, issued to W. Saint, from the North Hetton Colliery, owned by The Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd., 25 March 1933

A pay note issued to W. Saint, from the North Hetton Colliery, owned by The Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd., showing reductions for the medical treatment and the welfare fund, 1 April 1933

Notice authorising William Saint, working at Hazard Colliery, to 'act as Onsetter and to be in charge of shafts and signals underground, also to search workmen in accordance with C.M.A. 1911', signed by the colliery manager, W.O. Day, 16 December 1933

Pay note for W. Saint, working at Elemore Colliery, owned by The Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd., with deductions for medical treatment, baths [opened 1933], and aged miners' hospitals, 25 July 1936

Durham Coal Owners' Association, Holidays with Pay Agreements : detailing agreements with the Durham County Mining Federation, Durham Deputies' Mutual Aid Association; Durham County Colliery Enginemen's Boiler Minders' and Firemen's Association; and the Durham Colliery Mechanics' Association, April 1938

Pay note issued to S. Saint, working at Elemore Colliery, owned by The Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd., 7 October 1938

Pay note issued to W. Saint, working at Elemore Colliery, owned by The Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd., 1939

Pay note issued to W. Saint, working at Elemore Colliery, owned by The Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd., 1941

Pay note issued to J. Cuthbertson & Co., a team working at Elemore Colliery, 1946

A master note, detailing work completed and pay, for a team of workers, R. Ritson, W. Saint (he sorted out the money and worked out the wages), F. Simpson & Co., J. Delap and J.G. Hodgson, possibly working on a road way, Elemore Colliery, N.C.B. Durham Division No. 2 Area, n.d., c.1951

Wage slip issued to W. Saint working at Elemore Colliery, N.C.B. Durham Division No. 2 Area, week-ending 10 July 1954

Wage slip issued to W. Saint, the elder, working at Elemore Colliery, Durham, N.C.B. Durham Division No. 2 Area, week-ending 24 September 1955

Wage slip issued to W. Saint, the elder, working at Elemore Colliery, N.C.B. Durham Division No. 2 Area, week-ending 26 October 1957

Wage slip issued to W. Saint, the elder, working at Elemore Colliery, N.C.B. Durham Division No. 2 Area, week-ending 28 June 1958

Letter to W. Saint, the elder, terminating his employment at Elemore Colliery, N.C.B. Northumberland and Durham Division, as a result of his attaining the age of 65, 5 March 1966

A copy of a poem, 'Elemore Epitaph', written by W. Saint, in hospital, as an entry in a poetry competition, to mark the closure of the colliery, n.d., probably 1974 Includes: a drawing of the colliery by Mike Johnson, and 'W. Saint Elemore Colliery Clock No. 71'

Wesleyan Methodist Society Quarterly ticket [Moorsley] for June 1873 Annotated: 'Mary Saint', and 'R.P.'

Copy of a photograph of Moorsley Co-operative Store Committee, with William Saint on the right side, n.d. [c.1900]

Note of information taken from the back of the original photograph of Moorsley Co-operative Store Committee 'Written on W. Saint's 5 Man Moorsley Committee Postcard Sorry you had to leave us, Im sure you would have liked to stay till the weekend. Glorious weather today you have been looking very high. Hope you don't get lost again Don't forget the doves. Amos, n.d. [c.1900]

Copy of a photograph of the members of the committee of the Low Moorsley Amicable Industrial Society Ltd., taken by A. & G. Taylor, Sunderland, n.d. c.1910 Standing (l to r) J.T. Tindale, Joseph Johnson, R.W. Wild, W. Henry Prest, James Speight, Joseph Lumsden, W. Saint Seated (l to r) J. Stephens, Thomas Briggs, Treasurer; Robert Mills, President; S. Sleeman, Secretary; William Fairley

Copy of a photograph of 4 young women on a step ladder, with a man standing beside them, captioned: 'Maggie Saint and Mary Caine Tylers Boot Shop Front Street Hetton-le-Hole', n.d., possibly 1920s

Photograph captioned "Front Street Chapel School Room Hetton[-le-Hole] now being used as furniture store house by Vardy and Sons 1972"

Photograph, captioned "Hetton Old Police Station July-Aug 1973 in Station Road, Hetton", Hetton-le-Hole

Photograph, captioned "Progress minus miners' Coal Bank Terrace [Hetton-le-Hole] August 1973 Demolition in Progress"

Photograph, captioned "Further signs of progress farewell miners' Coal Bank Terrace [Hetton-le-Hole] August 1973 Demolishing with bulldozers"

Photograph captioned, "Bog Row, Hetton[-le-Hole] Foot Bridge Aug[ust] 1973"

Copy of a photograph of Moorsley Peace Celebrations, with people, including soldiers in uniform and the 2 oldest people in Moorsley, in front of a large bonfire, with a figure on top, 1919

Photograph of pupils at Moorsley School, 1905-6 Front row, far left, William Saint, the elder; third from left Maggie Saint (aunt); second row far left Marion Saint (aunt); third row far left Jane Saint (aunt)

Card on which D/X 1588/46 was displayed showing the date of the photograph, the position of Marion, Jane, William and Maggie Saint, and captions 'William Dad Born 1901 3rd April', and 'Joseph born 1904 too young', n.d.

Photographic postcard of a group of men in front of a public house, believed to be The Blackie Boy, Moorsley, East Rainton, n.d., c.1914 On the reverse of the card are the names: J. Molloy [landlord], J. Hendy, J. Heals, Billy Bell, J. Burnhope, W. Gibson, Heals, ?

Card on which D/X 1588/48 was displayed, showing captions as follows: 'Jobie Heals was taken from Moorsley to East Rainton Church by horse-drawn sledge to be buried', and 'believe this to be the Blackie Boy P.H.'; and lists of the names of the men in the photograph as follows: J. Molloy, J. Hendry, J. Heals, Billy Bell, J. Burnhope, W. Gibson, n.d.

Photographic postcard taken in front of W. Stabler's pigeon loft, with the men holding pigeons, at Coalbank, Moorsley, n.d., c.1920s (l to r) Robert Dodds, W. (Cush) Crake, W. Saint, W. Stabler (junior), J. Saint, W. Stabler

Photograph of men playing cards at Coalbank Rovers' Field, Moorsley, n.d. c.1930 On the reverse, clockwise from the top: J. Saint, J. Lane, J. O'Neil, J. Ayre, W. Saint, W. Crake, N. Lumsden

Photographic postcard of Moorsley Swifts Football Team, and officials with medals, 1920 - 1921 On the reverse are the names: Teddy Ward, Arthur Prest, Harry Prest, P. Teart, R. Harrison, J. Brown, R. Brown, J. Alcock, J. Kell, G. Clarke (sec.) A. Perks, G. Wilson (under manager) Tod Whitfield, J. Prest, W. Lees (publican) [ Wheatsheaf P.H. ] Nobbler Bell, Dick Estell, Tot Hodgson, G. Landless, H. Waters

Photograph of William Saint senior, taken at the studios of C. Plews, Sunderland Street, Houghton-le-Spring, n.d., c.1900 Attached to the photograph is a note: William Saint b. 25.2.1865 d. 29 August 1949

Photographic postcard of 3 men, taken in an unnamed photographer's studio, n.d., probably early 1900s On the reverse is written: Fred Brown, Joe Wilson and Tommy Wilson

Photograph of the wedding of Jane Saint (aunt) and Tom Lewins, n.d. c. 1918 (l to r) Marion Saint, William Saint, Lizzie Lewins, Jane Saint, Tom Lewins in soldier's uniform, Isobel Saint, Maggie Saint, Sally Lewins

Photograph of Joseph Saint, born 1904, sitting on a chair outside 48 Coalbank Terrace, Moorsley, Hetton-le-Hole, n.d., c.1914

Photograph of Joseph Saint, aged 90 years, sitting on the same chair as he was photographed upon in c.1914, and with that photograph behind him, 1994

Photograph of 3 unidentified men, probably from the Hetton-le-Hole area, before they joined the army during First World War, n.d. c.1915

Photograph, captioned "Norman Morecambe, Tich [Richard] Garthwaite, George Stabler, Rob[ert] Henderson, Fred Carter, John Willie Alderson", a studio portrait of Durham Light Infantry soldiers Pte N. Morecambe (20/572), High Moorsley; L/C Robert Henderson (20/575), Pittington; Pte John W. Alderson (20/576) Low Moorsley were in the 20th Battalion DLI and were killed May - June 1917 Pte R. Garthwaite (28673) High Moorsley was in the 15th Battalion DLI and was killed December 1915: Aldershot 1915 [Service histories of Alderson, Morecambe and Garthwaite available on Ancestry.co.uk]

Photograph, captioned 'Cousin Fred Robbins in Camp Ravensworth 1917', showing Fred Robbins, Durham Light Infantry standing between two unidentified seated soldiers with rifles, in front of tents,

Photograph captioned 'Cousin Fred Robbins', a full length studio portrait of a Durham Light Infantry soldier, on his lower left arm is a badge, which appears to have a wreath, which indicates the award of a prize, possibly of 5 High Wood Row, Team Colliery Gateshead n.d. [c.1918] Photographers: Gales Studio Ltd, Newcastle

Photograph, captioned, 'Cousin Fred Robbins' a studio portrait, wearing a suit and hat, n.d. c.1918 Photographer: Gales Studios Ltd, Newcastle

Photograph of the war graves of 3 soldiers of the 15th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry who were killed 9-10 April 1917, Cojeul British Cemetery, St. Marin-Sur-Coeul, near Arras, France, n.d. [1920s] (left to right) Sgt. H.H. Willis (45717), Pte Joseph Briggs (25141), Pte G. Pheasant (53119),

Photograph, captioned "Beleive Margaret Wharton who divorced and married Joe Saint my uncle. Possibly in front of the Old 'Fox and Hounds', Hetton-le-Hole, n.d. c.1920s

Photograph captioned, "The Village Blacksmith at old 'Fox and Hounds' Inn, Hetton[-le-Hole] 1973", showing a horse being shod, beside a horse and trap

Photograph captioned "Lady Bakers Estate Gamekeepers Jack Atkinson, Joe Errington (Sen) Head Keeper, Jack Errington (Jnr) and Edie Stainsby. Edie Stainby's dad Joe managed Coal Bank Farm for Joe Myers before Lady Baker's gamekeeper for Lord Durham 1900+. Got first house in West View - Primrose Hill, while working for William Bulmer in (North Terrace New Lambton) 1902 and when Lord Durham set him up in business after leaving his employ at Lambton Park Stables as 'Head Man Cashier'" 12 May 1940

Photograph, captioned "Excav[at]ing and shaping Lyons School, Four Lane Ends Playing Field 1965"

Photograph, captioned, "Bulldozer levelling out for Lyons School Playing Field 1965"

Photograph caption 'Hetton[-le-Hole] Old Station Bridge dismantling and levelling hump back. Work in progress looking into Hetton' February 1966

Photograph of children dancing around maypole on Hetton Village Green looking towards Hetton Park, on the top of one of the poles is a replica F.A. Cup, as Sunderland A.F.C. had just beaten Leeds United 1-0, May Day 1973

Photograph of children dancing around maypoles on Hetton Village Green, looking towards the church on the right, on the top of the pole on the left is a replica F.A. cup, as Sunderland A.F.C. had just between Leeds United 1-0, May Day 1973

Photograph of children dancing around maypoles on Hetton Village Green, with Barrington School behind, the nearest maypole had a replica F.A. Cup on top, as Sunderland A.F.C. had just beaten Leeds United 1-0, May Day 1973

Same as D/X 1588/68/3

Photograph, captioned, "Bell from Sunderland Town Hall Clock made phospher bronze weight 4.5 tons, resting in Hetton[-le-Hole] Council goods yard 7 July [19]74"

Photograph of an unidentified man standing next to a bell, captioned, "Sunderland Town Hall Clock Bell [cast October 1889] resting in Hetton[-le-Hole] Council goods yard weight 4.5 tons made of phospher bronze (my height 5ft 3ins)" July 1974