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William Muckle

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A young William "Bill" Muckle photographed on the front cover of his 1981 book.

"I used to say we were slaves. We were getting starvation wages"

- William Muckle, interviewed by the BBC in 1969, describing the treatment of miners in 1920's Cramlington

The Muckle family (highlighted) in the 1901 census. William was five months old.

(With thanks to Brian Ridley)

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