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Hebburn Lakes, drained in 1959

Posted by Norman Dunn on March 25, 2023, 10:51:45

This 1959 photo shows a drained 'Second Lake' after it and the other three lakes were simply drained in 1959.(NOT filled in like some people thought).

As I say on the photo, the lakes were considered a danger after 4 little children fell through the thin ice.
That water logged rowing boat that had been on the lake bed for yearsssss once belonged to the Ellison Family who had a boathouse at the east side of the lake.

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Re: Hebburn Lakes, drained in 1959

Posted by Geordieboy ns on March 25, 2023, 15:59:53, in reply to "Hebburn Lakes, drained in 1959"

Terible tragerdy makes me wonder why no adult supervision then that was the way it was then. My age group were just let loose and expected t o be survivors. We matured very quickly and learned to stand on our own two feet at an early age and be self sustainable. How times have changed.

Re: Hebburn Lakes, drained in 1959

Posted by Sheila on March 25, 2023, 17:37:52, in reply to "Re: Hebburn Lakes, drained in 1959"

GeordieboyNS, As I remember it, these little tots were playing out side their homes or near their homes. I only knew two of the Mums who were very caring, I’m sure they all were. In 1956/57 they was little traffic, there was a space between houses as I remember and that’s where they went onto the ice on the lake. As far as I remember they were cherished children. Just a terrible mistake to think they were safe,

Re: Hebburn Lakes, drained in 1959

Posted by Geordieboy ns on March 26, 2023, 3:06:27, in reply to "Re: Hebburn Lakes, drained in 1959"

No blame attached to my comments, all children are preshious, tradgerty can happen in the blink of an eye no matter what age group even when supervised.

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