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North Tyne Valley and Kielder
Date: 1990-09-08
Coal mining in the North Tyne came to an abrupt end in September when the last surviving privately-owned drift mine shut down. The Falstone-Plashetts mine, employing 14 men in its heyday, produced an average of 100 tonnes of coal a week for the local market.
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