... YEARS AGO AN outbreak of fire at Shankhouse Pit which w gutted the joiners’ shops sent a thrill through th= . rounding districts last might, the flames being very ‘intense and at one period tinging the sky a dark red Wue which was visible for miles around ...

... children is unrealistic in the world of today's prices. There can be no incentive for this type of man to work hard in the pits or, indeed, for him to stay there. He wants more money for his job — and rightly so. But where will the extra money he wants ...