You may indeed!!!
Please send a cheque made payable to myself, for £12 to: -
Mr G Owens
North Cottage
Meikle Seggie
By Milnathort
Kinross
KY13 0RP
If you want it posted to the address below, than drop me a line and I will
pop it in the post tonight.
Thank you for your interest.
Regards
Graham Owens
Johnston, Ronnie writes:
> Could I have a copy please. Let me know how to go about paying.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Ronnie Johnston
> Law and Social Sciences
> Glasgow Caledonian University
> Cowcaddens Road
> Glasgow
> G4 OBA
>
> > ----------
> > From: Graham Owens
> > Reply To: The mining-history list.
> > Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 14:29 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Book - "New Cumnock's Mining Heritage"
> >
> > After something of a struggle we have unearthed the remaining copies of
> > "New Cumnocks Mining Heritage" and they are now in my possession.
> >
> > I have access to the last ten copies of "New Cumnock's Mining Heritage -
> > the 50th Bank Auld Pit Reunion Commemorative Volume" available for sale.
> > The book was produced privately by the committee of the Bank Auld Pit
> > Reunion, to commemorate their 50th reunion in October 1999. The Bank was
> > Bank Colliery, New Cumnock, Ayrshire which closed in 1969 and there was
> > originally a reunion of Bank Auld Pit Trade Shop Workers, but now seems to
> > involve anybody associated with the New Cumnock Collieries. The book is
> > hardbound and 144 pages. It covers: -
> >
> > 1. New Cumnock - Past & Present
> > 2. Pits and mines of New Cumnock
> > 3. The Bank Auld Pit
> > 4. The Bank No.6 Mining Disaster
> > 5. The annual reunion of Bank Auld Pit Trade Shop Workers
> > 6. Minutes form the meetings of the Annual Reunion
> > 7. Songs, Stories and Poems of the Reunion
> > 8. Knockshinnoch Castle Colliery
> > 9. The Knockshinnoch Mining Disaster
> >
> > The book is an excellent read with lots of mining content. However the
> > highlight for me is Songs, Stories and Poems, the poetry in particular is
> > super (as you'd expect from a town associated with Rabbie Burns!). Lookout
> > in particular for "A Discourse in Hydrostatics" (linking reservoirs,speech
> > impediments and prostrate problems!!!!)."
> >
> > I have finally tracked down the remaining copies and now have them in my
> > possession, am offering the last three unreserved copies at £12 (inl P&P in
> > the UK) and all the money raised will go towards Bank Auld Pit Reunion
> > annual luncheon (a social highlight for the remaining members who are now
> > predominately pensioners).
> >
> > First come, first served!
> >
> > Please e-mail me directly off group to confirm interest
> >
> > Regards
> > Graham Owens
> >
> >
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