From Westoe Colliery to Harton pit, we have got scenes which will hopefully bring back memories of a bygone era.
There are colliery bands on the march and a reminder of life in the colliery villages.
Can you spot anyone you know in our retro selection? Take a look and let us know.

1. St Hilda Colliery
Waiting outside the St Hilda Colliery in South Shields in 1926. Photo: Shields Gazette | SG

2. Shaking out the hookey mat
Colliery Square, Hebburn where this resident is pictured shaking out the hookey mat. Photo: Shields Gazette | SG

3. Harton Colliery Lodge
Back to 1963 for this view of Harton Colliery Band leaving Armstrong Hall to play its part in the Durham Miners Gala. Photo: Hartlepool Mail | HM

4. A chat with the miners
Arthur Blenkinsop. Labour candidate for South Shields, talking to miners George Falconer, Bill Bissett, Ronnie Moffatt, during a visit to Westoe Colliery in 1964. Photo: Shields Gazette | SG