Ah, yes, the wages run on a Thursday.
See:
viewtopic.php?f=139&t=14271 for mention of this and how my camera joined in on occasions. What I didn't mentioon was ending up at the Graving Dock for a cup of strong hot Oxo - not my favourite tipple by any means!
How much was in the bag I have no idea. Back then all but office staff were paid weekly in cash, maybe cheque if requested. It has always stuck in my mind that back circa 1964 a fully qualified fitter employed at the Graving Dock by TCC earned 280/- (£14) a week. TCC were never regarded as the most generous of employers!! One of the things I had to do on an almost yearly basis was to ring round other local employers with whom my boss had contacts to find out what they were currently paying their people.
The big battle was to come a few years after TCC and others were absorbed into the new THPA set up. It was around 1971 as I recall we spent a lot of time negotiating the change over to monthly pay through a bank. It took a while, but the Authority eventually got there!
Ron M