Durham Mining Museum - Newspaper Articles (original) (raw)
27th January 1950, Page: 11, Column: 3
Miners' Officials Fly To Czechoslovakia
Mr. Arthur Horner, secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers, and Mr. Tom Stephenson, secretary of the Cumberland miners, left Northolt airport to-day in a Czech airliner to Prague.
"We are going to Czechoslovakia to make arrangements for the transfer of money donated by Czech miners for the dependents of the 104 British miners who were killed in theWhitehaven disaster in August, 1947," said Mr. Horner.
"This money, about £40,000, was voted by Czech miners, and there has been some delay in arranging the transfer. I don't intend to bring it back in cash — it will be done through the bank.
| Name | Age | Occupation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horner, Arthur L. | Secretary, N.U.M. | Whos Who Page | |
| Stephenson, Tom | Secretary |
| Pub.Date | Article (Newspaper) |
|---|---|
| 18 Aug 1947 | 104 Lost in Pit Disaster, Only 13 Survivors at Whitehaven, Three Escape Along Wrecked Roads (The Times) |
| 18 Aug 1947 | Letter to the Editor, Whitehaven Disaster (The Times) |
| 08 Oct 1947 | Whitehaven Explosion Inquiry (The Times) |
| 24 Oct 1947 | Cause Of Mine Disaster, Warning To Other Pits (The Times) |
| 12 Jan 1948 | Letters to the Editor, Whitehaven Disaster (The Times) |
| 27 Jan 1950 | Miners' Officials Fly To Czechoslovakia (Northern Daily Mail) |