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20th CENTURY - 1
GENERAL HISTORY
20th CENTURY - 1
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Destroying Engine Vein (left). In order to prevent access, drastic
action was taken. This picture shows the Territorial Army blowing up one
of the entrances to Engine Vein. Their attempt was unsuccessful because
they blew up a shallow passage which just made the entrance larger! |
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| The old entrance to Wood Mine (above). The entrance was silting
up and eventually was blocked by blasting before being reopened by the DCC. |
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