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Seaside holidays at Crimdon
See the resort in its 1950s heyday, with beach houses, a pavilion, aluminium huts and beauty contests
Binchester
From Roman fort to colliery village – explore archives, archaeology and local studies collections
Elvet Bridge, Durham
Lots to discover about this ancient landmark and the surrounding buildings, pictured here in 1829
Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902
Durham Light Infantry objects, photos, memorials and memories of this military campaign in South Africa
Stockton & Darlington railway
Track the development of early railways in County Durham since the 1820s
Bones, breeds and beasts of burden
Discover more about cattle in the rural life of County Durham and beyond
In pursuit of perfection
Listen to John (Pop) Porter talking in 1976 about how to grow prize leeks at Peterlee
Birth, marriage and death certificates
Start with a quick surname check for records after 1837 held by County Durham’s registration service
Richard Annand, VC
The first British Army soldier of the Second World War to be awarded the Victoria Cross, in May 1940
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Usworth Lodge, Committee minutes, February 1937 – September 1939 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Wages Book, Averages: Victory Pit, Murphy's Pit, Marshall's Pit & Usworth Colliery – all seams, 1911 – 1920 – E-H
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Minute book of Committee Meetings [unsigned], August 1934 – December 1935 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Committee minutes, May 1942 – June 1945 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Wages Books, averages, 1921 – 1927 – E-H
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William Noel Hopson (natural causes) [515] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.S 2/2783 – Durham South Coroner – Inquest files
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Usworth Lodge, Compensation and average book no.3: East Side of Pit, 1899 – 1913 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Wages Book, Averages, 1908 – 1919 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Wages Books, averages, 1921 – 1928 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Wages Book, Canchmen's averages, 1913 – 1919 – E-H
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Letters out (copies), July 1897 – October 1901 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Committee minutes, April 1934 – February 1937 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Committee minutes, July 1892 – June 1894 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Wages Books, averages, 1927 – 1933 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Wages Book, January 1934 – June 1934 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Deputation copy book, 1912 – 1913 – E-H
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Sick department register – E-H
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Usworth Lodge Wage Book, June 1934 – December 1934 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Committee minutes, September 1939 – May 1942 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Record of stonemen's, bordroom-men's, drawer's, and repairer's wages, 1920 – 1928 – E-H
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Compensation Department, Report of Proceedings of the Arbitration Committee … (labelled 'Compensation Minutes, etc.'), 23 November 1928 – 4 November 1929 – E-H
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Compensation Department, Reports of meetings of the Arbitration Committee (labelled 'Minutes of Arbitration Committee'), vol.5, 14 January – 21 December 1925 – E-H
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Aged miners' Christmas pay-out book for an unidentified lodge [Lumley], 1962-1964 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Committee minutes, June 1919 – January 1921 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Loan and repayment book, 1926 – 1927 – E-H
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