1962 and the final day at Lingdale mine, the miners are coming out of the Shaft Cage for the last time. In the background a miner’s hand can be seen about to pull down on the handle marked Pit Bottom, to tell the Onsetter at the bottom of the shaft the cage is clear. The handle on the left is for the winding engine. Identification of the miners in this image or corrections will be welcomed. Debbie Shepherd advises: “I think the chap in the middle of the photograph is Thomas Watson of Dixon Street. (My Grandad). The chap to the right is Thomas Pluck my Grandad’s best mate. Thomas Pluck was killed one evening walking home from The Bunch of Grapes pub. Scaling; he was sadly hit by a car.
Image courtesy George Pearson, thanks to Debbie Shepherd for the update.
I think the chap in the middle of the photo is Thomas Watson of Dixon Street. (My Grandad) The chap to the right is Thomas Pluck my Grandad best mate. Thomas Pluck was killed one evening walking home from The Bunch of Grapes pub. Scaling. He was sadly hit by a car.