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The Burntwood Family History Group Journal is published by the Burntwood Family History Group. The Journal is published quarterly and available free to Members including postal Members and available at £1.00 to non members.
 
Copies of the Journal can be obtained at any of our meetings, or by post from the Honorary Secretary, Geoff Sorrell, The Annex, Green Lane Farm, Green Lane, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 9HB (01543 684340)
 
Cheques to be made payable to 'Burntwod Family History Group'
 
If you are a Family History Group or any other Group interested in exchanging Journals,
please contact Geoff Sorrell
 
If you wish to advertise in the Journal, or on our website,
please contact Geoff Sorrell for current rates and conditions
 
If you have any articles, photographs or stories you would like included in the Journal,
 please contact our Journal Editor Brian Asbury or 01543 307528
 
Contents of the July 2010 Journal 
 
From the Chair....
Census Humour Censored
News from the Secretary
An Unintended Family Confusion
The Horror of Gallipoli
Reviews of Guest Speakers' Talks
A Woman of Business
Website News
Age of Change
This Issue's Cover Photograph
Useful Addresses
Programme of Speakers
 
 
An extract from the July 2010 Journal
 
This Issue's Cover Photograph
 
Mine Disaster Memorial, Pelsall
 
 
This issue's cover photograph is of an obelisk which stands in the churchyard of Saint Michael and All Angels, Pelsall, and commemorates the Pelsall Hall colliery disaster of 1872. On Thursday 14th November 1872, 22 miners at Mouse Hill Pit, Pelsall died when the pit flooded
 
At about 9.00am that morning, there were sudden cries of "Pull up" from the pit shaft. When the cage bonnet appeared, three men were found to be clinging to it for dear life, and a rescuing party descending into the shaft found men 'swimming indiscriminately around the climbing up any support available, keeping themselves above the water level'. Many were rescued, but bad weather impeded the efforts and for some it was too late
 
The stone reads...........
 
Well, you'll just have to get your hands on a copy of the July 2010 Journal to find out
 
 
 
 
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Copies of previous Journals can be obtained at any of our meetings, or by post at £1.00 each, from
The Honorary Secretary, Geoff Sorrell, The Annex, Green Lane farm, Green Lane, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 9HB (01543 684340)
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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