Talk:Ernie Roberts

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The result of the move request was: page moved. Vegaswikian (talk) 19:39, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Ernest Roberts (Labour politician) → Ernie Roberts — Relisted 17:39, 1 October 2010 (UTC) I think he was usually known as Ernie Roberts, which already redirects here. PatGallacher (talk) 13:58, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Support, straightforward application of the common name principle. Sam Blacketer (talk) 10:59, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
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Did he name the mine where he worked?
I wonder if any readers have Strike Back, his posthumously published autobiography? I was intrigued to discover from his linked Independent obituary by Frank Allaun that Ernie recalled working at a pit which was five miles from his then home when he left school (in 1925/26, as his birth year and school leaving age would suggest). At that time there were only two collieries, which were united under one owner, that were at such a short distance from Shrewsbury and south-west of that town, the Moat Hall Colliery at Annscroft (closed early 1930s) and Hanwood Colliery (closed during WWII), both near my home and of local historical interest. If he did indicate the place explicitly in Strike Back, I would mention it in the relevant place's Wikipedia article.Cloptonson (talk) 15:44, 28 August 2016 (UTC)