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  1. National Story - WATER - EVERYWHERE

    Date released
    Feb 1967
    Series name
    Mining Review 20th Year
    Issue no
    6
    NoS ID
    346360
    Story no
    1 / 4

    BFI synopsis: The ever presence of water in a mine and its disposal. NCB Commentary - Even in times of drought on the surface, there’s always water present in a mine. It’s not always as evident as in...

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  2. 144 MINUTES HARD

    Date released
    Sep 1964
    Series name
    Mining Review 18th Year
    Issue no
    1
    NoS ID
    346258
    Story no
    2 / 3

    BFI synopsis: a miner from Yorkshire gains a place in the Isle of Man T.T. Race. NCB Commentary - From Water Haigh Colliery, near Leeds. Pit-fitter Carl Ward went in June to the Isle of Man to ride in the...

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  3. THE JACKPOT

    Date released
    Mar 1952
    Series name
    Mining Review 5th Year
    Issue no
    7
    NoS ID
    345737
    Story no
    2 / 3

    BFI synopsis: four Derbyshire miners win £75,000 on the football pools. Stanley Wright, Malcolm Pugh, Cyril Calladines and William Ford (from Glapwell Colliery) collect their winnings from Vernon’s Pools....

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  4. PROGRESS REPORT: PITHEAD BATHS

    Date released
    May 1958
    Series name
    Mining Review 11th Year
    Issue no
    9
    NoS ID
    346000
    Story no
    1 / 4

    BFI synopsis: a report on the progress of washing facilities, from the tub by the kitchen fire to modern baths NCB Commentary - To a miner the end of the shift doesn’t mean that he’s finished with coal...

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  5. LANCASHIRE - FRED NORRIS

    Date released
    Jun 1959
    Series name
    Mining Review 12th Year
    Issue no
    10
    NoS ID
    346048
    Story no
    3 / 3

    BFI synopsis: Look at the life of miner Fred Norris who is a long-distance champion runner. Norris and family. Participating in a 10-mile race, 3A’s meeting at Hurlingham, with Derek Ibbotson and Basil...

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