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‘Forgotten’ coal pits remembered – BBC News

3. August 2011

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‘Forgotten’ coal pits remembered – BBC News

BBC News 'Forgotten' coal pits remembered BBC News It is hoped the stories in Big Pit's people's history magazine GLO will encourage others to share memories. Ceri Thompson, coal curator for National Museum Wales, said coal was much more important in north Wales than thought. In 1918 there were 60 pits ...

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‘Forgotten’ north Wales coal pits remembered – BBC News

3. August 2011

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‘Forgotten’ north Wales coal pits remembered – BBC News

BBC News 'Forgotten' north Wales coal pits remembered BBC News It is hoped the stories in Big Pit's people's history magazine GLO will encourage others to share memories. Ceri Thompson, coal curator for National Museum Wales, said coal was much more important in north Wales than thought.

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