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  1. STONEWORK OVER EASTER

    Date released
    May 1951
    Series name
    Mining Review 4th Year
    Issue no
    9
    NoS ID
    345703
    Story no
    4 / 4

    BFI Summary - Rock climbing BFI synopsis: miners in climbing party at Keswick. The miners are Bill Peascod, Stan Dirkin, Joe Leatherland, Pat Gleadle (woman), Grev Jones and George Elwood.

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  2. SPECIAL TRAIN

    Date released
    Dec 1952
    Series name
    Mining Review 6th Year
    Issue no
    4
    NoS ID
    345766
    Story no
    1 / 4

    BFI synopsis: amateur model makers at a Birmingham rally. NCB Commentary - Yes, it’s another railway story - but it’s not quite the same as usual. Many miners are keen model builders - Mr. Mellantin...

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  3. 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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  4. CIVIL DEFENCE

    Date released
    Jul 1953
    Series name
    Mining Review 6th Year
    Issue no
    11
    NoS ID
    345793
    Story no
    1 / 3

    BFI synopsis: Civil Defence training for miners and the organisation of Civil Defence services at collieries in the East Midlands. Includes anti-gas training, fire fighting, casualty rescue and dealing with...

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  5. TRAMP’S BALL

    Date released
    Jul 1953
    Series name
    Mining Review 6th Year
    Issue no
    11
    NoS ID
    345795
    Story no
    3 / 3

    BFI synopsis: festivity at a colliery village pub, the Winning Post Hotel, at Thorne, Yorkshire. Miners dress up as tramps to win prize. NCB Commentary - The Winning Post Hotel, in the mining village of...

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  6. OFF SHORE

    Date released
    Nov 1953
    Series name
    Mining Review 7th Year
    Issue no
    3
    NoS ID
    345808
    Story no
    3 / 3

    BFI synopsis: a Scottish miner boat builder. Tom Carrington, and his boats Firefly and Llanelly. b Builds yawls and sails them in the Firth of Forth. NCB Commentary - Frances Colliery is right bedside the...

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  7. WAGON WHEELS

    Date released
    Mar 1954
    Series name
    Mining Review 7th Year
    Issue no
    7
    NoS ID
    345819
    Story no
    1 / 4

    BFI synopsis: Wagon handling at Dalkeith Coal Preparation plant NCB Commentary - At Dalkeith in Scotland is a big new coal washery, where ordinary rail wagons loaded with coal get a streamlined treatment....

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