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Parkside Memories, 1959 to 1989

A book by Fred Foster.

Fred's recollections from 1948 to 1959.

I've split the book into sections, some are large. Select a section below to read some interesting tales.

Section 1
Parkside Memories (1959 to 1963)

Section 2
De-Watering the Shafts
Fitting the Permanent Winders

Section 3
Starting to Cut the Run Rounds

Section 4
The Spine Tunnels
The Equipping of No.2 Shaft

Section 5
Fitting the Skip Pockets

Section 6
Parkside Re-visited (1975-89)
Starting Back Underground

Section 7
John Coffey and the Spillage

Section 8
A Shotfirer Again

Section 9
   Stuck in the Shaft
   L19/ L40 Development
   The Manrider Incident
   The Buckshot Accident

Section 10
Characters Working Underground
A Change of Direction

Section 11
The Miners Strike of 1984-5

Section 12
The Pipework Incident