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1962 Mansfield NUM Miners Gala Future Olympic Athlete John Whetton crosses the line - do you remember this?

Who can you spot in these retro pictures of miners in Nottinghamshire?

By Katrina Taylor
Published 10th Jul 2020, 10:16 BST

Nottinghamshire has a proud mining heritage. The coal mines employed thousands of residents over the years until their eventual closure, so we have decided to look back at some memorable events from the past 60 years.

From record-breaking shifts, to miners galas and strikes, our photographs capture it all.

Have a look through and take yourselves back to the 60s through to the 1990s.

A sad day. Pictured is Arthur Scargill telling miners that the pit was going to close in 1989,

17. Blidworth Colliery closure

A sad day. Pictured is Arthur Scargill telling miners that the pit was going to close in 1989, Photo: submitted

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Did you take part in the 1992 march in Mansfield?

18. March against the pit closure programme

Did you take part in the 1992 march in Mansfield? Photo: Roger Grayson

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Another from the march against the pit closure programme in Mansfield

19. 1992 March

Another from the march against the pit closure programme in Mansfield Photo: Roger Grayson

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Miners at Thoresby Colliery - do you recognise these faces?

20. Thoresby Colliery

Miners at Thoresby Colliery - do you recognise these faces? Photo: jp

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