South Yorkshire Times March 5, 1949
At Kilnhurst Colliery Canteen on Saturday afternoon, Mr Wallace Ellis (84), and some of the oldest pensioners, chat with Mr J. A, Machen (Yorkshire N.U.M. Agent), as Canteen Manageress Mrs I Hudson serves tea.
Also in the picture are Mr C. W. Taylor (Branch Secretary, N.U.M.) and Mr George Dowens (Branch Delegate).