Old North East haulage companies (Part 1)

kevmac47:

ravda:
Edward Thompson paper mill Sunderland

I used to tip paper reels next door to there, in the old Domtar paper mill at Hendon, it might even have been part of the same group. The reels were a regular back load from Dartford Papermill. As far as I remember Edward Thompson printed and distributed bingo books.
An old workmate from Waughs went to work there, Jimmy Searle, known to all as “the Black Prince” for reasons that were obvious . Regards Kev. EDIT. I thought I’d better add, he never spent much on soap. :unamused: :unamused:[/quote Hi Kev, There was one driver at Baxters called the Black Night, And one at Smilers called Snow Flake, Of course there would be plenty more in those days Eh, I wouldnt care but Baxters hauled soap as you know and it was free if you wanted it,.I used to have a couple of bars of Camay in the cab, I dont need to tell you who told me to do this of course, It was a precaution just in case cab traffic was on the scene, :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: , Take care my friend, Regards Larry.