The infamous Alamo at Cortonwood

I saw this on Facebook and thought I would post it on here , as it was the subject of debate earlier !

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bold headed bloke stood up was the branch delegate Mick Carter and the chap at the side of him is Bob Graham.I think the fella sat in the foreground in the brown suit is ticker holler.
Mick died a few years ago with cancer,a true union man through and through.

 

Helped Mick out with homework when he was studying at Barnsley College. Good lad. There was a similar set up at Brookhouse Colliery. One of the old guys was due to finish two weeks into the strike, and had bought a little fishing boat to enjoy retirement. He sat on that picket line all through the strike. The management then bussed a young guy who was a bit backward into the pit, and all hell let lose. For reinforcements, they fetched London Met police in. Bombastic b@stards who got the digger and bulldozed the old guy and shack into the field, calling him all the names under the sun. Two weeks after the Met were found to have broken into the canteen and pinched coffee and anything available. After that about a dozen safety lamps vanished. To cap it all the Television that had been provided for them went missing with one of their vans. Arrested a guy on outskirts of London. Guess what, he was on of their officers.
Thatcher to blame.

 

Worst thing Mark is it started 30 years ago in March 24th this year we were at Kinsley drift at the time can't believe how fast time goes, makes you realise your own life span and mortality

 

I went on strike on Monday 5th march 1984,and as jumper says you cant believe how fast time as gone,time means absolutely nothing.

 

are you ex rockingham,jumper?

 

I visited micks home a few times during and after the strike . I collected strike badgers n mick passed a few on to me . His home was a union shrine , a red flag and mining memorabillar on his back wall . Great Man MICK .

 

Na mate ELsecar and then at workshops used to go down the pits regular though, my Dad worked at Rockingham many years and my uncle Noel Williams was the first aid attendant the/r for some 40 years

 

Remember Mick on question time at beginning of strike and because he was a bit nervous Robin Day told him to sit down arragant lovely person (robin day)

 

Did you know Bob Hughes sparky I think he was

 

Think it should be the famous Alamo at Cortonwood tbh mark:biggrin:

 

Name don't ring a bell started in the electricians at elsecar main in 1964 worked with Johnny Jones. Paul Dougherty, Pete Cooper good guys, thought those days would last me my working life .Then went to Elsecar central works. Then to Birdwell central works until the 1985 till it closed

 

Think he went to thurcroft when elsecar shut. he's just retired from our place .

 

Must be around my age then mate was he plumpish, really good lads at Elsecar

 

No tallish slim build, just a bit taller than me

 

I knew paul Dougherty,i'm sure him and their lass were mates of my mam and dad,

 

I knew cooper
Came to riddings as sce
Good guy even though he was an owls fan

 

did you know Stuart Moxon at riddings,mines rescue man,I used to live next door to him.

 

Does not ring a bell
Probably

 

he was ex elsecar,but left riddings to go to south Africa in 1981/82 ish,he was a fitter.