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In Northern England:

  • 1st January 1947; nationalisation of the coal industry took effect - the NCB took over 958 collieries.
  • 19th April 1947; Newton Aycliffe was established under the New Towns Act of 1946.

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The World We Saw (1947)
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Durham Miners Gala, July 1947
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Weightlifter Fred Pursers, Murton Colliery - 1947
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041417:Trams Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1947
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046924:Windsor Crescent Westerhope covered in snow Unknown 1947.
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037102:Overturned bus Redheugh Bridge Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1947
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048945:Jesmond Dene Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1947
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Durham Big Meeting / Miner's Gala (Archive)
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HMS Albion
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Vogue Display at Bainbridges
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Peggy Ann, Bainbridges - Newcastle
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Scottish Express Crashes (1947)
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Durham Miners Gala (1947)
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Elizabeth Lays Foundation Stone (1947)
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Preys V Thompson - Boxing (1947)
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Minesweepers (1947)
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Princess Elizabeth In Durham (1947)
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Princess Elizabeth In Durham (1947)
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Drive For Coal - Government Chiefs Visit Durham Miners (1947)
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Training Nurses (1947)
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1947
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055546:A snowy scene Unknown 1947?
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042934:Sand/Salt car 310 fitted with a snow plough Byker Depot Byker Unknown c.1947
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DOCKRAY5
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PLA 11.1.14 Tynemouth Beach Road
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Train crash wreckage examined near Berwick (1947)
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ENERGY / WEATHER: Shortage of coal / Snow (1947)
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Whitehaven Mine Disaster (1947)
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Floating Dock To Le Havre (1947)
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