Controversies in coal: Internment, impoundment and intrigue at Harworth Colliery 1913-1924

Harworth Colliery had a chequered history during its eighty-two year working life. The controversy commenced right from its initial development by the Anglo-German firm, the Northern Union Mining Company, in 1913. The migrant sinkers were interned following the outbreak of World War One and the development of the colliery was stopped. Eventually, the Barber-Walker Co. from Eastwood restarted development of Harworth Colliery in 1919 with production starting in 1924. David Amos will share the story of the near German colliery at Harworth, its demise and subsequent redevelopment after World War One. 

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