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Thread: O/t A coalminers tale...

  1. #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brin View Post
    This is for me a modern rescue of massive levels. I stayed up most early mornings watching every miner being brought to safety. I cried at every miner's release, I not ashamed to say that. My Wife begged me to come to bed on many occasions but I wouldn't, I couldn't, I felt I was there with them.

    If you think work is hard, this is the worst fear any miner could have faced.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CAMiller View Post
    I know David Asterisks pretty well and he's livid you outed him on here Brin

    Yes a real star

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    70 yes 70 days trapped underground, I can't even begin to comprehend what those poor souls went trough. I've worked deep in the bowels of Mother Earth and yes I've thought more than once, what if we never got out but, you then soon forgot about it and cracked on with it.

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    Quick question, be honest, how many who post on here could have worked underground down a pit?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brin View Post
    Quick question, be honest, how many who post on here could have worked underground down a pit?
    Now there's a question .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brin View Post
    Quick question, be honest, how many who post on here could have worked underground down a pit?
    Deep in the bowles. Silverwood.? Open cast regarding maltby 😊

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    Quote Originally Posted by animallittle3 View Post
    Now there's a question .

    2B or not 2B?

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    27 bodies were recovered from maltby pit in the 20s

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    One was unidentified. Grave still marked as such.

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    Another body was come across in the late 40s.

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