This is a complete list of items screened during Mining Review's 10th year: September 1955 - No. 1 Sam Watson, DCL A degree from Durham University for NUM member Sam Watson. Valley Match Cricket at Pontypridd - a miner's cricketing son plays for Glamorgan. Point to Point National traction engine rally at Appleford, Berkshire. Giant Cleaner Manvers Main coal preparation plant, Yorkshire. October 1955 - No. 2 Nottingham Royal Pit ponies and mining machinery at the Royal Show at Nottingham. Shakesown A vibrating platform which ensures that tubs are filled to capacity. Invitation Dance Yugoslav dancers and musicians entertain Yorkshire miners. November 1955 - No. 3 Show of Strength Power loading equipment display and report of a conference at Calverton Colliery, Nottinghamshire. Pit Jubilee Brodsworth Colliery's 50th birthday celebrations. The Tower The giant boring tower at Seafield Colliery on the Firth of Forth. December 1955 - No. 4 Century Issue The hundredth issue of Mining Review, devoted to a review of the state of the mining industry. January 1956 - No. 5 Alarm Rescue training underground at a Polish mine. Emergency Winder Durham mobile diesel emergency winding gear at Wheatley Hill Colliery. Safety Belt The manufacture of a PVC conveyor belt at Northampton. Jazz The third annual Miners' Jazz Band festival at Llandilo, South Wales. February 1956 - No. 6 No Smoking The production of smokeless fuel. Do It Yourself Grassmoor training centre boys help build new premises. Breath of Life New rescue breathing apparatus developed at Mansfield rescue station. March 1956 - No. 7 Hearth and Home A house in Croydon is to be converted to modern fuel-burning appliances. White Mine The mining of gypsum. Flight Loading Flights attached to an ordinary coal-cutter turn it into a power-loader. Downbeat Jazz enthusiasts at a Kent colliery club. April 1956 - No. 8 Teletwist High-speed heavy duty tipping trucks. Four Years On Progress at the new Kinneil Colliery, Scotland. Pint For Pint Wyrley No.3 pioneers blood transfusion. Ken Jones The most-capped man in Rugby Union football. May 1956 - No. 9 Claypit A drift mine at Newton in Scotland supplies a new NCB brickworks with clay. Lothians A profile of Scottish Division's Area 2. Barn Dance Barn dance in a Northumberland village with Jack Armstrong and his band. June 1956 - No. 10 Up To Date Completion of the Croydon house shown in Mining Review 9th Year No.7. Ten Years On: Roof Control Changes in the technique of roof support systems over the past ten years. Another Century Reconstruction and new sinking at Valleyfield Colliery in Fife. Knocked 'Em In The Old Ford Road NCB amateur boxing Southern Area finals at Bethnal Green. July 1956 - No. 11 Storm Warning Barometric alarm for shotfirers at Groesfaen. Link-Up New level tunnels under the mountains at Hafodyrynys colliery. Area Profile: Aberdare Survey of No.4 Area, South Western Division. August 1956 - No. 12 Russian Visit The Soviet mining delegation arrives and visits Scotland. Wet Heading A Joy Continuous miner in wet conditions at Trewlewis colliery. Sammy Roan A paraplegic champion angler and fly-tier. Ten Years On: Winding Changes in winding techniques over the past ten years. Data from the BFI SIFT database
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