In South Shields, a 77-year-old woman sat in her ... George Stobbs, 16, a trainee miner at Westoe Colliery, was spending most of his time on the picket line and was struggling financially.

Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Shields ... life in South Tyneside’s pits- from success to strikes and closures Then, they will march from 10.45am behind the Westoe Lodge banner ...