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Picture gallery: Northumberland Miners' Picnic
The Journal's photographic archives offer a fascinating collection of pictures from some of Northumberland's set-piece annual events.
The Northumberland Miners' Picnic at Bedlington is one such event, with hundreds of pictures in our files.
Many show the bands and mine banners that were the mainstay of an event that at its height - when mining was one of the main industries in south east Northumberland - attracted thousands of spectators.
There are also signs of how important the event used to be to the Labour movement, with high profile figures like Clement Attlee, Michael Foot and David Owen all attending over the years.
But most of all the pictures show how much the event celebrated the people of Northumberland and the contribution of the mining industry to the county.
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