| Acomb |
1875-04-14 |
Men and boys lost their jobs after a fire destroyed Acomb colliery. It was believed that the fire started at around 3am due to a burning seam of coal. Cf. 20/04/1875. The fire was finally put out after burning underground for several weeks. Cf. 19/05/1875. |
| Acomb |
1876-10-19 |
An inquest at the Bay Horse in Wall Village into the death of a 21-year-old miner heard that he was overcome by foul air after venturing into the shaft of Wall Colliery. |
| Acomb |
1876-06-15 |
A picnic and sports, largely attended, was held at Acomb, music being supplied by the Acomb band. The object was to raise funds for the restoration of an old well to supply the west part of the village with water. |
| Acomb |
1878-02-08 |
Death of James Morrison, one of the largest coal owners in the north of England, being the respected owner of Acomb Colliery, amongst others. |
| Acomb |
1879-12-24 |
20 tonnes of coal from Acomb Colliery were distributed among 50 poor people in Hexham, the gift of J. Oswald Head, Esq. of Hackwood. |
| Acomb |
1884-11-20 |
Hewers at Acomb Colliery drew lots to decide which 20 would lose their jobs. The cutbacks were imposed because of flooding in the underground sections of the mine. |
| Acomb |
1891-03-21 |
The first annual meeting of Acomb Reading Institute took place on Monday 16th March. |
| Acomb |
1900-07-14 |
A new colliery was about to be sunk near Acomb village. Boring operations had shown that there was a good seam of coal. |
| Acomb |
1901-01-12 |
A seam of coal 2 feet 11 inches thick was found by Mr. T. Wood at a depth of 27 fathoms. |
| Acomb |
1901-02-16 |
A new pit was opened at Acomb, with a 3 feet seam of excellent coal, which was selling at 4d, 6d and 8d a hundredweight. |
| Acomb |
1901-12-07 |
New machinery installed at Acomb Colliery included a double-ram pump capable of pumping 40,000 gallons of water per hour. |
| Acomb |
1904-01-09 |
Messrs. William Wood & Son of Hexham, owners of the Tynedale Colliery, near Acomb, sold it and the surrounding coalfield. Mr. Wood had started boring some five years before and subsequently sank a shaft, from which coal was drawn on a limited scale. |
| Acomb |
1906-12-15 |
Acomb Prize Band gathered in the Queen?s Arms to mark the 30 years that veteran bandsman John Henderson had played in the band. |
| Acomb |
1913-05-03 |
All 120 employees of Tynedale Colliery in Acomb were invited to supper at the White Hart Hotel, Hexham, to celebrate the wedding of the managing director. |
| Acomb |
1925-02-04 |
Hexham Rural Council heard a complaint of unsanitary conditions in a field near Acomb Steadings, where a shaft was being sunk. There was no sanitation and in close proximity were two bell tents occupied by three adults, a youth, four younger children, two dogs, some ferrets and a monkey. |
| Acomb |
1926-09-06 |
Men resumed work at Acomb Colliery, with the commencement of work in real earnest. |
| Acomb |
1926-09-14 |
Miners returned to Acomb Colliery after accepting the owner?s terms. A lot of development work had been carried out that would create even more jobs in the mine. |
| Acomb |
1927-06-18 |
Recreation Hall at Acomb opened. |
| Acomb |
1930-02-18 |
Tenders were invited to take down the Salmon?s Well Monument, only a year after it was built. |
| Acomb |
1933-07-29 |
The Youth Hostel at Acomb, the first in Northumberland, is opened, converted from an old barn. |
