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  1. Keep it Moving

    Date released
    Mar 1948
    Series name
    Mining Review 1st Year
    Issue no
    7
    NoS ID
    334743
    Story no
    3 / 4

    BFI synopsis: emergency measures for the transport of coal in winter weather; volunteers at Haslemere station help to move coal supplies.

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  2. Coo!

    Date released
    Jul 1948
    Series name
    Mining Review 1st Year
    Issue no
    11
    NoS ID
    334759
    Story no
    4 / 5

    NoS synopsis: This item focuses on one miner, Kent-based Tom Lancashire, and his bird Atomic Mealy, one of 15,000 competitors at the Pigeon Special event. Released in batches at ten-minute intervals, they...

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  3. French Leave

    Date released
    Sep 1948
    Series name
    Mining Review 2nd Year
    Issue no
    1
    NoS ID
    345482
    Story no
    1 / 3

    Summary - British miners in Paris, with a visit to a French colliery. BFI synopsis: A party of twenty two miners and some of their wives visit Paris and are seen leaving London , having a tour of Paris...

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  4. A Pit is Reborn: 2. Manton Colliery, Notts

    Date released
    Oct 1948
    Series name
    Mining Review 2nd Year
    Issue no
    2
    NoS ID
    345488
    Story no
    4 / 4

    BFI synopsis: Sinking a new shaft through water-bearing strata.

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  5. Saturday Night Sing-Song

    Date released
    Mar 1949
    Series name
    Mining Review 2nd Year
    Issue no
    7
    NoS ID
    345507
    Story no
    2 / 4

    BFI synopsis: Filmed at ‘The Red Cow’, Treorchy, South Wales. Featured William Howells on piano, Philip Pask sings "Drosyrails" and the Thomas brothers (Wyndham and Jack) sing "My Brother Sylvest".

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  6. Return to Dunkirk

    Date released
    Aug 1950
    Series name
    Mining Review 3rd Year
    Issue no
    12
    NoS ID
    345669
    Story no
    4 / 4

    BFI Summary - Two miners return to Dunkirk on the 10th anniversary. BFI synopsis: Ray Brown and John McColl from Chislet Colliery (Kent) travel to Dunkirk in the converted lifeboat Salvador captained by...

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  7. THE MINER SINGS

    Date released
    May 1951
    Series name
    Mining Review 4th Year
    Issue no
    9
    NoS ID
    345701
    Story no
    2 / 4

    BFI Summary - Miners’ folk song competition. BFI synopsis: First in a series of recordings of miners songs - "The Collier’s Rant" performed by Rowland Robson.

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  8. SORTING OFFICE

    Date released
    Jan 1952
    Series name
    Mining Review 5th Year
    Issue no
    5
    NoS ID
    345728
    Story no
    1 / 4

    BFI synopsis: the rail marshalling yard at Toton, Derby. NCB Commentary - With the winter fuel demand at its peak, this Midland colliery, like all the other pits, is turning out laden coal wagons as fast as...

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  9. FREE FOR ALL

    Date released
    Dec 1952
    Series name
    Mining Review 6th Year
    Issue no
    4
    NoS ID
    345769
    Story no
    4 / 4

    NoS Summary - all-in wrestling at Fryston institute. BFI synopsis: Miners at Fryston (Yorkshire) celebrate the first anniversary of the building of the Miners" Welfare Hall includes wrestling matches -...

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  10. THE BIG PUSH

    Date released
    Apr 1953
    Series name
    Mining Review 6th Year
    Issue no
    8
    NoS ID
    345781
    Story no
    1 / 4

    BFI synopsis: the new British tractor, the Vickers-Rolls-Royce VR 180, on opencast sites. NCB Commentary - Opencast coal continues to play a big part in our fuel supply. With production running at 200,000...

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