25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, June 21, 1976
EDGWORTH parents have formed an action committee to fight for places for their children at Turton High School.
It was decided to fight at last night's meeting at the village's C of E Methodist school of representatives of parents, councillors and Lancashire County education officials, because of the Bolton Education Committee's decision to close the school to "outsiders" from next year. Edgworth became part of the new Lancashire County in the local government reorganisation two years ago.
50 YEARS AGO
From the Evening News, June 21, 1951
IN a drive to bring membership up to the 100,000 mark of pre-Health Service days, Bolton and District Hospital Saturday Committee has issued a new list of revised benefits. Something new are the grants of up to £2 towards the cost of false teeth and dental repairs, and the 21s grant for spectacles has been raised to a maximum of 25s.
Free convalescent home treatment will now be provided for a fortnight every three years instead of every 12 months as at present. A refund of 15s a day will be made to those receiving treatment in a private ward of a hospital or nursing home, instead of the present 10s, but the number of days this will be paid has been reduced from 91 to 42.
125 YEARS AGO
From the Evening News, June 21, 1876
THE annual report of Mr Dickinson, Mining Inspector for this District, has just been issued, and contains some facts of general interest to all readers of our paper, but especially to those engaged in mining operations.
It appears that the number of persons employed in coal mines in North and East Lancashire is 33,006; metalliferous mines in Lancashire and elsewhere, and coal mines in Ireland bring up the total employed under his Inspectorate to 37,819. Mr Dickinson's facts, therefore, bear chiefly upon coal mines.
On the subject of Accidents the Report is favourable, but might have been still more favourable is the caution tendered to the Coal Committee if the "hey day of 1873" had not fallen ujpon unwilling ears.
Nevertheless, it is satisfactory to learn that "the ratio of fatal explosions to the number of persons employed in and about mines has been greatly diminished and is still diminishing."
In 1860, there was one fatal explosion to every 3,000 persons employed; the figure in 1875 was one fatal explosion to every 13,069 employed. In 1960 there was one death to every 1,008 persons employed; in 1875 it was one death to every 1,860 persons employed.
There are some other facts in Mr Dickinson's report worth notice. Of the 27,305 persons employed underground, 4,248 are boys under 16 years of age, 210 being under 12 years of age.
Parents' school places fight 25 YEARS AGO
From the Evening News,
June 21, 1976
EDGWORTH parents have formed an action committee to fight for places for their children at Turton High School. It was decided to fight at last night's meeting at the village's C of E/ Methodist school of representatives of parents, councillors and Lancashire County education officials, because of the Bolton Education Committee's decision to close the school to "outsiders" from next year. Edgworth became part of the new Lancashire County in the local government reorganisation two years ago.
50 YEARS AGO
From the Evening News,
June 21, 1951
IN a drive to bring membership up to the 100,000 mark of pre-Health Service days, Bolton and District Hospital Saturday Committee has issued a new list of revised benefits. Something new are the grants of up to £2 towards the cost of false teeth and dental repairs, and the 21s grant for spectacles has been raised to a maximum of 25s.
Free convalescent home treatment will now be provided for a fortnight every three years instead of every 12 months as at present. A refund of 15s a day will be made to those receiving treatment in a private ward of a hospital or nursing home, instead of the present 10s, but the number of days this will be paid has been reduced from 91 to 42.
125 YEARS AGO
From the Evening News,
June 21, 1876
THE annual report of Mr Dickinson, Mining Inspector for this District, has just been issued, and contains some facts of general interest to all readers of our paper, but especially to those engaged in mining operations.
It appears that the number of persons employed in coal mines in North and East Lancashire is 33,006; metalliferous mines in Lancashire and elsewhere, and coal mines in Ireland bring up the total employed under his Inspectorate to 37,819. Mr Dickinson's facts, therefore, bear chiefly upon coal mines.
On the subject of Accidents the Report is favourable, but might have been still more favourable is the caution tendered to the Coal Committee if the "hey day of 1873" had not fallen ujpon unwilling ears.
Nevertheless, it is satisfactory to learn that "the ratio of fatal explosions to the number of persons employed in and about mines has been greatly diminished and is still diminishing."
In 1860, there was one fatal explosion to every 3,000 persons employed; the figure in 1875 was one fatal explosion to every 13,069 employed. In 1960 there was one death to every 1,008 persons employed; in 1875 it was one death to every 1,860 persons employed.
There are some other facts in Mr Dickinson's report worth notice. Of the 27,305 persons employed underground, 4,248 are boys under 16 years of age, 210 being under 12 years of age.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article