Bill Carse speaking about early days at Brunner. VOICE RECORDING.

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He recalls early days at Brunner- the brickworks, the poor wages and conditions. He remembers the maritime workers strike of 1890, which the Brunner miners supported. . He saw figures of anti-unionists being burnt in effigy at Wallsend. He was at school when the Brunner Mine disaster happened in 1896 - at the time he lived in Dobson, and six local men were killed. The funeral was something that will live in his memory forever. The funeral procession was twelve people abreast, and was two miles long. Recorded in 1962.

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Mary Moffitt.." I have heard a story of how the women raced across the bridge over the Grey when they heard about the disaster.
It must have been a terrible time, but West Coasters can find a lovely, gentle, kind of humour in the most awful of occasions, and I love them for this.
One well-known woman amongst them was said to have realised that she was still wearing her kitchen apron and carrying a large kitchen implement in her hand. She stopped dead in her tracks, and flung the offending items over the rails and into the river, then raced on."
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Date Created12th October 2019CommentsMaye Dunn That was really interesting. Bill Carse died in 1964 age 83.

Mary Moffitt I have heard a story of how the women raced across the bridge over the Grey when they heard about the disaster.
It must have been a terrible time, but West Coasters can find a lovely, gentle, kind of humour in the most awful of occasions, and I love t… kind of humour in the most awful of occasions, and I love them for this.
One well-known woman amongst them was said to have realised that she was still wearing her kitchen apron and carrying a large kitchen implement in her hand. She stopped dead in her tracks, and flung the offending items over the rails and into the river, then raced on.
People remember the moment and retell the story, because it showed how the trappings of life mean nothing when your man is in danger.

Mary Moffitt I wrote this, and meant to follow it with a question. Does anyone know any more about this story. There has to be more. Very romantic.

Les Kemp interesting piece Nikki Eagle

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Bill Carse speaking about early days at Brunner. VOICE RECORDING.

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