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Offline Red Tom

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mining enquiry.
« on: Saturday 01 December 12 12:11 GMT (UK) »
Hi, I have a medal presented to one of my uncles by the Lancashire and Cheshire Miners Welfare Committee and wondered where I might look to discover any more info, any hints would be appreciated.
Calland/Campbell/Pilkington/Wignall/Varley/Briscoe

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Re: mining enquiry.
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 01 December 12 13:50 GMT (UK) »
You could try asking here: http://www.ncm.org.uk/ - they have been ever so helpful to me.
Simons Barrett Jaffray Waugh Langdale Heugh Meade Garnsey Evans Vazie Mountcure Glascodine Parish Peard Smart Dobbie Sinclair....
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« Reply #2 on: Saturday 01 December 12 14:17 GMT (UK) »
There is also this website . They are based in Lancashire and hold a lot of Lancashire  records , might be worth emailing them too .

The Coalmining History Resource Centre
http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/home/index.html

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Re: mining enquiry.
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 02 December 12 08:38 GMT (UK) »
Thank you brother Graham and sister Sally, I have forwarded my enquiry to those sites, I am grateful for your help.
Calland/Campbell/Pilkington/Wignall/Varley/Briscoe