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Originally Posted by Mog
Just wondering if there are any old coal miners on here. I worked at Huncoat Colliery from 1962 to 1968. Did a little at Hapton Valley then moved to Coventry Colliery until 1992.
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I operated a little tractor unit to take supplies ect to & from the face in one direction the engine was behind the driver & on the return journey the seat swivelled round and the engine was foremost I was also assisting a couple of pipe fitters regularly extending the service pipes as the face progressed, that was 1966-68 ,one of them was a young lad about 16 and he would put a line of snuff on his arm right up to his elbow 2-3 times a shift, Its such along time ago their names have left me but i can still see their faces [this was at thorny bank]