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Accession No. Summary Description Photographer Date Place 2009.3/1 Accession No. Summary Description Photographer Date Place 2009.3/1 Pantyffynnon Colliery, Black and white film negative showing a fork lift truck at Cornwell, 1977, Pantyffynnon Colliery film negative Pantyffynnon Colliery 26 February 1977. '26/2/77' is transcribed John (Mr) February 26 from original negative bag. 2009.3/2 Pantyffynnon Colliery, Black and white film negative showing a fork lift truck at Cornwell, 1977, Pantyffynnon Colliery film negative Pantyffynnon Colliery, 26 February 1977. '26/2/77' is transcribed John (Mr) February 26 from original negative bag. 2009.3/3 Pantyffynnon Colliery, Black and white film negative showing a fork lift truck at Cornwell, 1977, Pantyffynnon Colliery film negative Pantyffynnon Colliery 17 February 1977. '17/2/77' is transcribed John (Mr) February 17 from original negative bag. 2009.3/4 Pantyffynnon Colliery, Black and white film negative showing a fork lift truck at Cornwell, 1977, Pantyffynnon Colliery film negative Pantyffynnon Colliery 17 February 1977. '17/2/77' is transcribed John (Mr) February 17 from original negative bag. 2009.3/5 Pantyffynnon Colliery, Black and white film negative showing a man filling bags labelled Cornwell, 1977, Pantyffynnon Colliery film negative 'filtracite' at Pantyffynnon Colliery 17 February 1977. '17/2/77' is John (Mr) February 17 transcribed from original negative bag. 2009.3/6 Tredomen Training Black and white film negative showing an Eimco machine and Cornwell, 1977, Tredomen Training Centre, film negative trainees at ?Tredomen Training Centre (location suggested by CT), John (Mr) March 7 Centre 7 March 1977. '7 March 1977' is transcribed from original negative bag. 2009.3/7 Tredomen Training Black and white film negative showing an Eimco machine and Cornwell, 1977, Tredomen Training Centre, film negative trainees at ?Tredomen Training Centre (location suggested by CT), John (Mr) March 7 Centre 7 March 1977. '7 March 1977' is transcribed from original negative bag. 2009.3/8 Tredomen Training Black and white film negative showing a coal cutting machine and Cornwell, 1977, Tredomen Training Centre, film negative trainees at ?Tredomen Training Centre (location suggested by CT), John (Mr) March 7 Centre 7 March 1977. '7 March 1977' is transcribed from original negative bag. 2009.3/9 Tredomen Training Black and white film negative showing an Eimco machine and Cornwell, 1977, Tredomen Training Centre, film negative trainees at ?Tredomen Training Centre (location suggested by CT), John (Mr) March 7 Centre 7 March 1977. '7 March 1977' is transcribed from original negative bag. 2009.3/10 Tredomen Training Black and white film negative showing an Eimco Machine and Cornwell, 1977, Tredomen Training Centre, film negative trainees at ?Tredomen Training Centre (location suggested by CT), John (Mr) March 7 Centre 7 March 1977. '7 March 1977' is transcribed from original negative bag. 2009.3/11 Tredomen Training Black and white film negative showing a trainee operating an Cornwell, 1977, Tredomen Training Centre, film negative Eimco Machine at ?Tredomen Training Centre (location suggested John (Mr) March 7 Centre by CT), 7 March 1977. '7 March 1977' is transcribed from original negative bag. 2009.3/12 Tredomen Training Black and white film negative showing a Dinting macine and Cornwell, 1977, Tredomen Training Centre, film negative trainees at ?Tredomen Training Centre (location suggested by CT), John (Mr) March 7 Centre 7 March 1977. '7 March 1977' is transcribed from original negative bag. 2009.3/13 Tredomen Training Black and white film negative showing an Eimco machine at Cornwell, 1977, Tredomen Training Centre, film negative ?Tredomen Training Centre (location suggested by CT), 7 March John (Mr) March 7 Centre 1977. '7 March 1977' is transcribed from original negative bag. 2009.3/14 Tredomen Training Black and white film negative showing an Eimco machine at Cornwell, 1977, Tredomen Training Centre, film negative ?Tredomen Training Centre (location suggested by CT), 7 March John (Mr) March 7 Centre 1977. '7 March 1977' is transcribed from original negative bag. 2009.3/15 Tredomen Training Black and white film negative showing an Eimco machine at Cornwell, 1977, Tredomen Training Centre, film negative ?Tredomen Training Centre (location suggested by CT), 7 March John (Mr) March 7 Centre 1977. '7 March 1977' is transcribed from original negative bag. 2009.3/16 Tredomen Training Black and white film negative showing a Dinting machine Cornwell, 1977, Tredomen Training Centre, film negative suspended by chains at ?Tredomen Training Centre (location John (Mr) March 7 Centre suggested by CT), 7 March 1977. '7 March 1977' is transcribed from original negative bag. 2009.3/17 Tredomen Training Black and white film negative showing a miner setting up for shot Cornwell, unknown Tredomen Training Centre, film negative fire training at ?Tredomen Training Centre (location suggested by John (Mr) date Centre CT) 2009.3/18 Tredomen Training Black and white film negative showing a miner testing for gas Cornwell, unknown Tredomen Training Centre, film negative before shot fire training at ?Tredomen Training Centre (location John (Mr) date Centre suggested by CT). Image appears to be identical to 2009.3/19. 2009.3/19 Tredomen Training Black and white film negative showing a miner testing for gas Cornwell, unknown Tredomen Training Centre, film negative before shot fire training at ?Tredomen Training Centre (location John (Mr) date Centre suggested by CT). Image appears to be identical to 2009.3/18. 2009.3/20 Tredomen Training Black and white film negative showing trainees at ?Tredomen Cornwell, unknown Tredomen Training Centre, film negative Training Centre (location suggested by CT). John (Mr) date Centre 2009.3/21 Treforgan Colliery, film Black and white film negative showing Treforgan new mine Cornwell, 1979 Treforgan Colliery negative entrance, 1979. 'Treforgan' is transcribed from original negative John (Mr) bag. 2009.3/22 Betws Mine, film Black and white film negative showing haulage machinery at Cornwell, unknown Betws Mine negative Betws mine. 'Betws Haulage' is transcribed from original negative John (Mr) date bag. 2009.3/23 Betws Mine, film Black and white film negative showing haulage machinery at Cornwell, unknown Betws Mine negative Betws mine. 'Betws Haulage' is is transcribed from original John (Mr) date negative bag. 2009.3/24 Betws Mine, film Black and white film negative showing haulage machinery at Cornwell, unknown Betws Mine negative Betws mine. 'Betws Haulage' is transcribed from original negative John (Mr) date bag. 2009.3/25 Cwmtillery Colliery, film Black and white film negative showing a miner and undergound Cornwell, unknown Cwmtillery Colliery negative haulage machinery at Cwmtillery Colliery. 'Cwmtillery Haulage' is John (Mr) date transcribed from original negative bag. 2009.3/26 Cwmtillery Colliery, film Black and white film negative showing a miner operating haulage Cornwell, unknown Cwmtillery Colliery negative machinery underground at Cwmtillery Colliery. 'Cwmtillery John (Mr) date Haulage' is transcribed from original negative bag. 2009.3/27 Cwmtillery Colliery, film Black and white film negative showing underground haulage Cornwell, unknown Cwmtillery Colliery negative machinery at Cwmtillery Colliery. 'Cwmtillery Haulage' is John (Mr) date transcribed from original negative bag. 2009.3/28 Cwmtillery Colliery, film Black and white film negative showing underground haulage Cornwell, unknown Cwmtillery Colliery negative machinery at Cwmtillery Colliery. 'Cwmtillery Haulage' is is John (Mr) date transcribed from original negative bag. 2009.3/29 Cwmtillery Colliery, film Black and white film negative showing an empty manriding train Cornwell, unknown Cwmtillery Colliery negative underground at Cwmtillery Colliery. 'Cwmtillery Haulage' is John (Mr) date transcribed from original negative bag. 2009.3/30 Tredomen Training Black and white film negative showing a trainee looking at a Cornwell, unknown Tredomen Training Centre, film negative miner's lamp at ?Tredomen Training Centre (location suggested by John (Mr) date Centre CT). 2009.3/31 Marine Colliery, film Black and white film negative showing pit bottom at Marine Cornwell, 1977, Marine Colliery negative Colliery, Ebbw Vale, 23 November 1977. 'Marine, 23 Nov 1977' is John (Mr) November transcribed from original negative bag. 23 2009.3/32 Marine Colliery, film Black and white film negative showing a Western Class Cornwell, 1975, Marine Colliery negative Locomotive passing through Marine Colliery, Ebbw Vale, October John (Mr) October 1975. 'Marine with Loco, Oct 1975' is transcribed from original negative bag. 2009.3/33 Marine Colliery, film Black and white film negative showing an underground roadway at Cornwell, 1977, Marine Colliery negative Marine Colliery, 23 November 1977. 'Marine, 23 November 1977' John (Mr) November is transcribed from original negative bag. 23 2009.3/34 Marine Colliery, film Black and white film negative showing underground props and Cornwell, 1977, Marine Colliery negative bars for a chain hauled shearer, Marine Colliery, 23 November John (Mr) November 1977. 'Marine, 23 November 1977' is transcribed from original 23 negative bag. 2009.3/35 Marine Colliery, film Black and white film negative showing three miners at pit bottom, Cornwell, 1977, Marine Colliery negative Marine Colliery, 23 November 1977. 'Marine, 23 November 1977' John (Mr) November is transcribed from original negative bag. 23 2009.3/36 Blaenant Colliery, film Black and white film negative showing
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