Darfield Main Colliery , Barnsley

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londontyke
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13 years ago

Hello ,

I am new to the fourm . I am trying to source information relating to Darfield Main to enhance notes, documents and photographs passed on to me by my father, who worked there for 40 years and was the NUM Branch secretary from 1979 thorugh the miners strike .Can anyone help me please ?. My aim is to donate the documents etc to the Barnsley museum being opened in the town hall .
Many thanks

Lynne

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Peteraf
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13 years ago

How far back do you want to go with the history?

londontyke
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13 years ago

Re history , ideally to the early days of Darfield and Mitchells main . My ancestors all worked there and my Dad was " Last in the Line " which is what I am wriitng about .

Peteraf
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13 years ago

Just sent you a pm with a link to some background on area from 1840s

exminer
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13 years ago

Hi plenty of people around here should be able to help, i knew your Dad well as did lots of other miners from Darfield Main. As with all local pits genertions of the same family worked at the same pit

londontyke
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13 years ago

Thanks exminer. I live in Windsor now but travel to Barnsley alot to see Mum and unfortunately the so called football team.
A kind Barnsley fan gave me some photos of Darfield Main which I will endeavour to post on here .

Bitter
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13 years ago

Any chance of PMing the link here too. I have the Mitchell family in my family tree and have been collecting info on their various mines (starting with Edmunds Main and Swaithe Main) etc. Unfortunately the disinherited Riley Mitchell is my ancestor so none of the family riches came our way!! Interesting history though and would be great to add to it.

Exminer1416
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9 years ago

I can remember your Dad getting on to me when i was a young apprentice for not wearing my pit helmet in the fitting shop. He was a good man we all had lots of respect for him, hope you found all the info you needed