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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson
Dusty Harry may have been Harry Tootle, who lived near and worked down Huncoat pit under Mr Oldcorn & Jimmy Cregg. Harry died a couple of years back.
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I think Harry was a conductor on Accrington Transport before he worked at Huncoat Pit. He got the name Dusty as his job was to spread a white powder over all the tunnels to prevent a fire hazard in the road ways. The manager was Bill Oldroyd with Bob Brooks as undermanager, when he went to Bank Hall Pit, Jimmy Clegg came as undermanager and Dick Oldham was the day time overman,