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- Mining
- Archives
- Family History Societies
- North East Village History
- General History
- Local Visitor Attractions
- Local Sites
- Local Newspaper Sites
- Miners' Banner Groups
- Miners' Compensation & Help Groups
- Other Websites
Mining
Arigna Mining Experience — Arigna, Co. Roscommon
Brayton Domain Colliery web site
Coal Mining History Resource Centre
Coal Mining Oral History (Durham County Council)
Cumbria Ore Mines Rescue Unit - COMRU (must have a FaceBook account to log in)
Durham Aged Mineworkers' Homes Association (DAMHA)
Durham Mining Communities (must have a FaceBook account to log in)
List of the collieries in County Durham and Northumberland — compiled by Brian Pears
Mine Water Information and Links
National Association of Mining History Organisations
National Coal Mining Museum for England
National Mining Memorabilia Association
National Mining Museum Scotland
North East Derbyshire Coal Mines
North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
Northern Mine Research Society
Peak District Mines Historical Society
Pitwork.net — now hosted by the Durham Mining Museum
Radstock Museum — North Somerset Coalfield Heritage
Shropshire Mining — including Meadow Colliery
UK Headgears Site — photographs of existing headgears
Victoria Tunnel Information site
West Cumbria Mines Research Group
Yorkshire Main Colliery web site
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Archives
NEEMARC - North East of England Mining Archives and Resource Centre
Tyne & Wear Archives — User Guide 19a - Records held on the Coal Industry
Tyne & Wear Archives — User Guide 19b - Records held on Individual Collieries
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Family History Societies
Cleveland and South Durham Family History Society
Cleveland and South Durham Family History Society - Discussion Forum
Cumbria Familiy History Society
Cumbria Familiy History Society - Discussion Forum
Furness Familiy History Society
Northumberland and Durham Family History Society
Northumberland and Durham Family History Society - Discussion Forum
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North East Village History
Amble and District Genealogical and Historical Resources
Blackhall Rocks / Blackhall Colliery Web Site
Brandon & Byshottles Parish Archive
Derwentdale Local History Society
Houghton-le-Spring Heritage Society
Hunstanworth Local History Site
Sunniside Local History Society
Victoria Garesfield village history
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General History
BBC Local History site — UK Legacies
Cleveland and South Durham Family History Society
Explore England’s Past — In County Durham we have been working on two projects charting the history of the city of Sunderland. Website resources include images of Hylton and its castle and the last boat builders of the Wear.
History & Heritage in County Durham
History Of Yorkshire and North East England
Northumberland and Durham Family History Society
Scottish Railways — includes the North British line into Northumberland etc.
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Local Visitor Attractions
See also our Days Out Section for sample leaflets
Killhope — The North of England Lead Mining Museum
Tanfield Railway — The Worlds Oldest Existing Railway
Timothy Hackworth — Victorian and Railway
Tom Leonard — Ironstone Mining Museum
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Local Sites
Abandoned Communities web site
Cleveland and South Durham Family History Society
Community Heritage (Durham County Council)
Langley Park Community Website
Newcastle Walks - walks around Newcastle
North East of England's Official Website!
North of England "Virtual Communities"
Northumberland and Durham Family History Society
Structural Images of the North East — contains a large online catalogue of images of structures from the North East of England
Sunderland, England "the Virtual City"
Victoria Tunnel Information site
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Local Newspaper Sites
Shields Gazette — now part of SouthTyneside Today
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Miners' Banner Groups
Durham Mining Communities (must have a FaceBook account to log in)
Hylton Banner Group (must have a FaceBook account to log in)
Kibblesworth Banner Group (must have a FaceBook account to log in)
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Miners' Compensation & Help Groups
The Durham Mining Museum has no connection with any of the following organisations, these links are included here as a public service.
Durham Miners & Mechanics Compensation Help line
Miners' Advice Centre and Mining History
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Other Web Sites
Derek Slater, Coal Mining Gallery : Local Artist
Grange Iron Co. — building and restoring coal tubs and mining equipment for display and industrial use
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