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Mining Review 2nd Year No. 5

Rotherham United talent scout Joe McGuire is on the look out for miners with footballing flair.

Cinemagazine 1949 9 mins

Overview

Rotherham United talent scout Joe McGuire attends a colliery match at Frickley, Yorkshire - eight of Rotherham's first team are full-time miners and there are more than 20 in the squad. The first team faces York City in this issue of the mining cinemagazine, which also features news stories on the Coal Board's mighty mechanised payroll system; smog; and new developments at Gedling Colliery, Nottinghamshire.