Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaques 1914-18 1939-45 Emma Colliery
Reference
C97.05
Place
CRAWCROOK
Map ref
NZ
Original Location
Emma Colliery. Workmen's Memorial Hall, in the gable end
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled 22nd March 1924 by Col. F.R. Simpson; dedicated by the Rev. C.B.R. Hunter, Rector of Ryton.
Memorial Description
Plaque in a sunken panel for 1914-18, on which the names are listed in three columns. On either side is depicted an angel raised in half relief, looking towards the centre. The left hand angel carries a miner's lamp and the word "In memory of" behind her head; on the right the angel has a miner's pick with "Their sacrifice" behind her head.
On either side of the sunken panel two smaller bronze plaques bearing the names from 1939-45, listed in a single column on each plaque.
All plaques have plain raised moulded edges. Lettering is in raised Roman capitals.
On either side of the sunken panel two smaller bronze plaques bearing the names from 1939-45, listed in a single column on each plaque.
All plaques have plain raised moulded edges. Lettering is in raised Roman capitals.
Materials used
Bronze
Inscription
On outside plaque :
a. A tribute of affection to / the men of Emma Colliery / who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918
Their Name Liveth for Evermore / Memory Lingers Here
b. 1939-1945
a. A tribute of affection to / the men of Emma Colliery / who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918
Their Name Liveth for Evermore / Memory Lingers Here
b. 1939-1945
Names
Notes
1. One of the names on this Memorial has been incorrectly spelt, A. Dawson is in fact Adam Weatherson Dowson, see his Every Name A Story entry.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Nan Smith; Ron Carson; Karen Armstrong
Illustrated Chronicle 24/3/1924 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 29/3/1924 reports unveiling.
Blaydon Courier 29/3/1924 reports opening of hall and unveiling of plaque.
Sources of quotations
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44;
“Memory lingers here” Poem on a tombstone for Elder L. A. Black in Providence Cemetery Petersburg, Vancouver.
Illustrated Chronicle 24/3/1924 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 29/3/1924 reports unveiling.
Blaydon Courier 29/3/1924 reports opening of hall and unveiling of plaque.
Sources of quotations
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44;
“Memory lingers here” Poem on a tombstone for Elder L. A. Black in Providence Cemetery Petersburg, Vancouver.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Nan Smith; Ron Carson; Errol Broomfield; Dorothy Hall; Karen Armstrong
Research In Progress
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Plaques 1914-18 1939-45 Emma Colliery (C97.05)
Centre Plaque:
A tribute of affection to
the men of Emma Colliery
who gave their lives in the
Great War 1914-1918
Armstrong, W. Hardy, T.H. Ramsey, F.
Armstrong, J. Harris, J.W. Richardson, T.
Armstrong, W. Hogg, W. Richardson, T.H.
Armstrong, J. Hogg, R. Robson, E.
Boyle, P. Holden, P. Reader, W.
Brady, J. Hunter, G. Rochester, F.
Brinksby, J. Johnson, J.W. Scandle, A.
Charlton, W.J. Johnson, E. Simpson, E.
Charlton, J.W. Lawrence, S. Teasdale, W.
Clark, W. Lowrey, A. Thompson, C.
Coulthard, P. Mackey, A. Thompson, E.W.
Dobson, G. March, J.W. Thompson, H.O.
Dawson, A. March, J.D. Tremble, A.
Elliott, J. Marshall, J.W. Turner, T.
Fairbrother, S. Megee, T. Walker, W.
Greener, E. Mitchinson, F. Watson, R.
Guy, J. Nichol, J. Waugh, W.
Graham, J.J. Phillipson, T. Wilkinson, J.
Handy, Geo. Quinn, P. Winskill, T.B.
Ramshaw, W.
Their name liveth for evermore
Memory lingers here
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Left plaque Right plaque
1939-1945 1939-1945
Ballantyne, N. Patterson, J.
Green, J. Pattinson, W.W.
Foster, J.N. Robson, J.J.
Forster, R. Rushton, A.
Graham, R. Shield, J.
Gray, J. Sacco, B.
Hall, G. Thompson, R.
Hall, E. Thompson, S.G.
Irwin, R. Todd, T.W.
Kerr, C. Tunstall, M.N.
Lish, J. Wheatley, J.
Moore, J.E.
Clayton, J.
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The Blaydon Courier 29/3/1924 has variations on the names for 1914-18. Their full list is:
John Armstrong G. Hunter
William Armstrong George Hardy E. Robson
Joseph Brady E. Johnson Wm. Reader
J. Brinskey S. Lawrence F. Rochester
J.W. Charlton Harvey Mackey A. Scandle
W.J. Charlton John W. March Edward Simpson
W. Clark Jos. D. March Wilfred Teasdale
George Dobson T. McGee J. Thompson
S. Fairbrother Fred Mitchinson E.W. Thompson
James Greener Jos. Nichol H.O. Thompson
William E. Guy Thos. Phillipson A. Tremble
Jos. W. Harris P. Quinn T. Turner
T.H. Hardy W. Ramshaw W. Walker
William Hogg Fred Ramsey R. Watson
R. Hogg Jas. Armstrong W. Waugh
J.W. Marshall William Armstrong J. Wilkinson
P. Coulthard J.J. Graham P. Boyle
A. Dowson J.W. Johnson A. Lowery
Jas. Elliott T. Richardson
P. Holden T.H. Richardson
NamesC97.05
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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