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The medical centre

These were the hours where a companionship based on sharing became real.

Treating the sick

Over 50 years on, and I can still see their faces

Working at Banwen Colliery

I don't ever remember being unhappy at the colliery.

A cure for whooping cough

Your father should take his jam sandwiches down Big Pit.

Robert Evan Pierce

When he became worse, he was sent on public transport to Bristol Royal Infirmary.

Maerdy

My father had to hold him whilst the Doctor amputated his leg.

Health in Blaenavon

We never went to the doctors. We had our own remedies.

Compensation time

One of the singers had broken his leg while going over a stile.

"The collieries information contained within is based on a number of different sources listed at: Coalhouse Credits. Wherever possible, we've tried to cross-reference this material. However where it's not been possible to do so, we have used 'The South Wales Coalfield Directory Volumes 1-3' by Ray Lawrence (2005) as the primary source."


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