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  1. Mining Coal By The Sea

    Date released
    21 Jun 1926
    Series name
    Gaumont Graphic
    Issue no
    1591
    NoS ID
    383864
    Extras
    1 film clip

    NfO synopsis: Tons of coal are being raised by miners from the sandy shore of Amble, Northumberland.

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  2. Historical Disasters: Black Christmas (2012)

    Subject
    History

    This documentary tells the story of the Pretoria Pit Disaster of 21 December 1910 in which 344 men and boys died, after an explosion at the Hulton Bank Colliery No. 3 Pit, near Bolton, Lancashire. The film...

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  3. Richard Crockett on North Sea mining (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Richard Crockett, Institute of Geological Science, on the possibility of mining for coal under the North Sea. He speaks of the technical difficulty of mining under the sea, the costing,...

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  4. Mining accidents and industry future (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Sir Derek Ezra, Coal Board Chairman, on the recent mining accidents, claiming the health and safety of UK mines is of the best in the world and the future for the industry is bright despite likely high wage...

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  5. Frank Dobson on coal industry (1993)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with shadow Employment Secretary Frank Dobson on the future of coal mining in Britain as British Coal plans to shut a further 15 pits before privatisation. He says British Coal and the government...

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  6. New NCB head Ian MacGregor on mining future (1983)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Ian MacGregor on his appointment as the head of the National Coal Board (NCB) and about the reorganisation of the mining industry including pit closures. Male interviewer not identified.

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  7. Coal prices speech (1975)

    Genre
    Speech

    Speech on rising coal prices in a period of high inflation and how this could restrict growth and possibly lead to unemployment in the coal mining industry. Speaker not identified (poss. Derek Ezra, head of...

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  8. Coal Mining Trainees Report & British Coal in Italy

    Date released
    24 Jan 1944
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    44/7
    NoS ID
    100256
    Story no
    2 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    A party of Bevin boys arrives at a Yorkshire colliery to start training. They put on pit helmets and boots and get a brief explanation on mining before going down. Meanwhile, coal is arriving in Italy from...

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  9. Prince Philip on the mining industry (1985)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Dickie Arbiter reports on Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh’s speech to mining industry workers in London, in which he made no direct reference to the current coal industry dispute but argued coal and oil...

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  10. Mining tragedy (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Sir Derk Ezra, Chairman of the National Coal Board, talks about the recent mining accident [at Golborne Colliery, Lancashire] in which a build-up of methane gas was exposed to a spark, causing an explosion....

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