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2. Nine Hours Strike - Wikipedia

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   The Nine Hours Strike was an 1871 labour dispute in the engineering trade, in Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain.Its name refers to the engineers' demand that a normal working day should consist of no more than nine hours.

3. Newcastle upon Tyne Trades Union Council - Wikipedia

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   The council was founded on 18 January 1873 at the Flying Horse Inn on Groat Market, as the Newcastle Gateshead and District Trades and Labour Council. It hosted the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in 1876 at the Newcastle Mechanics' Institute, with John C. Laird, trades council president, serving as president of the congress.

4. History of Newcastle upon Tyne - Wikipedia

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   The Black Gate, part of Newcastle Castle. The history of Newcastle upon Tyne dates back almost 2,000 years, during which it has been controlled by the Romans, the Angles and the Norsemen amongst others. Newcastle upon Tyne was originally known by its Roman name Pons Aelius. The name "Newcastle" has been used since the Norman Conquest of England.

5. Newcastle upon Tyne - Wikipedia

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   Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle (/ nj uː ˈ k æ s əl / ⓘ new-KASS-əl, RP: / ˈ nj uː k ɑː s əl / ⓘ NEW-kah-səl), [5] is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is England's northernmost metropolitan borough, located on the River Tyne's northern bank opposite Gateshead to the south.

6. Fred Hammill - Wikipedia

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   The Necessity of an Independent Labour Party: speech at the annual meeting of the Newcastle Independent Labour Party held at Newcastle on 3 January 1893. (pamphlet), UK: Newcastle upon Tyne: Dowling [1893]. The Claims and Progress of Labor Representation. (pamphlet), UK: Newcastle upon Tyne: Dowling [1894]. Out of Work: The Problem of the ...

7. David Abrahams (businessman) - Wikipedia

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   Abrahams was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, and brought up in Whitley Bay as the only child in a strongly political family. [4] [5] His father Bennie Abrahams (1906–1990) was a Labour councillor for the Monkchester ward of Newcastle City Councilfor 35 years, and served as the city's lord mayor for one year in 1981-2.

8. 1923 Newcastle-upon-Tyne East by-election - Wikipedia

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   The 1923 Newcastle-upon-Tyne East by-election was held on 17 January 1923. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Joseph Nicholas Bell . [ 1 ]

9. Keelmen - Wikipedia

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   The Keelmen's Hospital in Newcastle upon tyne In 1699 the keelmen of Newcastle decided to build the Keelmen's Hospital, a charitable foundation for sick and aged keelmen and their families. The keelmen agreed to contribute one penny a tide from the wages of each keel's crew and Newcastle Corporation made land available in Sandgate.