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Mines Rescue Teams

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Creswell Colliery, Disaster
26th September, 1950

Fourth from right, Les Havill
and Arthur Syson at the end.

The others are probably rescue men from local pits.

Creswell 7




Ilkeston Mines Rescue men with their ambulance.

Top-Les Havill, Benny, Sheff, Tommy Rainbird
Middle- ? Arthur Clark
Bottom- Harry Newton
Ilkeston Mines Rescue brigadesmen take a few minutes off to pose for this picture with some of their equipment.






Bill Scattergood and Don Roberts

1st officer, Albert Bonser- Superintendent, Arthur Syson - 2nd Officer, William Scattergood

The BBC Programme, 'Down Your Way' Visited Ilkeston (1950/51?)
One of the ports of call was the Mines Rescue Station.


1959, the 'YOUNG ONES'
Back, Ray Davis
L to R, John Dixon, Harry Meakin, Terry Astle





Mr. Edwards recalled that Ilkeston Rescue Station was the first he visited, in pre-nationalization days, when he was secretary to the North Midlands Colliery Owners Rescue Station Co. (For more info click here)

70K picture


Coal outlook is brighter

N.C.B. chief tells rescue workers
Eventually the big yellow van appeared on the scene. The first van where they could sit down to get changed.






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