Michael, My grateful thanks for finding the item in The Times. It answers all my questions. Mildred ----- Original Message ----- From: <Dixymick@aol.com> To: <northumbria@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 8:24 PM Subject: Re: [NMB] Walker/Hebburn Ferry 2nd W.W. collision > Mildred, > >>From edition number 48782 of The Times, Monday 25th Nov 1940 > > " Tyne Ferry in Collision > > A ferry boat on which about 150 workers were travelling between Walker > and > Hebburn-on-the-Tyne was in collision with a tug on Saturady Morning. > > The ferry boat was badly damaged and two men were thrown into the river > but were rescued. > The ferry was beached and another boat took off the passengers. > > Fourteen workers received injuries and were treated at a shipyard > ambulance station. Four of the injured were taken to the Infirmary but > were > discharged later. > > After the passengers had been disembarked the ferry boat sank " > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------- > > A previous article in the Times of 19th Jan 1939 announced that Hawthorn > Leslie and Co were to withdraw a ferry which had operated for over 70 > years > between Walker and Hebburn. Seemingly originally for workers, public > passengers had been allowed to use. So firm was removing ferry for > public, but > were to provide ferry for workers only. > > Michael Dixon > >