Nationalisation of the coal industry took effect on the 1st January 1947, enacting the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act of 1946. The National Coal Board (NCB) took over the operation of 958 collieries, which at that time employed nearly 800,000 workers (4% of Britain's total workforce). Many of the privately-owned collieries had been deemed small and inefficient, with about half were judged to be in need of immediate attention.
A notice was posted at every colliery: "This colliery is now managed by the National Coal Board on behalf of the people".
Co-Curate is a project which brings together online collections, museums, universities, schools
and community groups to make and re-make stories and images from North East England and Cumbria.
Co-Curate
is a trans-disciplinary project that will open up 'official' museum and 'un-officia'l co-created
community-based collections and archives through innovative collaborative approaches using
social media and open archives/data.