The coal mines employed thousands of residents over the years until their eventual closure, but the memories still remain.
From record-breaking shifts, to miners galas and strikes, our photographs capture it all.
Have a look through and take yourselves back to the sixties through to the nineties.
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10. 1974 Miners Gala
Did you attend the gala in 1974 or recognise anyone here? Photo: JPI Media
11. 1974 Miners Gala
Do you recognise any of these dapper men at the 1974 gala? Photo: JPI Media
12. Pleasley Colliery
Pleasley miners celebrate results from the production year 1981/82 - can you spot anyone you know? Photo: Mansfield Chad
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