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BFI synopsis: Essential colliery workshops for planned work-flow brings the job to the skilled men. Servicing of machinery, locomotives and motor transport, concentrated and well- equipped maintenance...
Interview with three speakers (including Arthur Owen, safety officer; poss. Joe Gormley, miners leader; poss. Derek Ezra, NCB) on an investigation into the cause of an explosion at Houghton Colliery in south...
NoS synopsis: Bestwood Colliery, Nottingham, supplying coal to a neighbouring soap works, which supplies soap, in return, to the pithead baths NCB Commentary - In this household the washing-up must wait,...
BFI synopsis: residential training centre for future miners in Scotland - Dungavel House (Strathaven) and the training pit at Kames Colliery. NCB Commentary - It’s an early morning call, for these lads...
BFI Summary - Closure of Long Lane colliery. NCB synopsis: Long Lane Colliery in Lancashire is closed after 60 years of production. Men and tools are transferred to a big new enterprise at Bold Colliery...
Independent Radio presents Down to Earth: A Story of Coal and Colliers, the last of a series written and produced by Ralph Bernard, narrated by Frank Windsor, researched by Tim Whyatt and Julie Fletcher;...
BFI synopsis: the Coal Board’s Lambton Engine Works, County Durham, repairing and building the Board’s rolling stock. NCB Commentary - This engine, and its train of wagons, is coming out of hospital....
BFI synopsis: Killoch Colliery, the first in Scotland to raise a million tons of coal in a year. NCB Commentary - A miner from another coalfield, riding into Ayr on the bus, was told he had passed Killoch...
BFI synopsis: Pit ponies and mining machinery at the Royal Show at Nottingham NCB Commentary - At collieries around Nottingham, pit ponies come up for a breath of fresh air and for the final grooming to...
BFI synopsis: The reasons for the increase by over 40% of production in the coal field. HAS over town of Ashington, pan right. Cottages, pan left along street. The main street. Ruins of Newminster Abbey near...
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