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L16 entrance
L16 entrance
Photo: fred foster
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Item #: 5869
this is Frank Groves and Fred Foster during the Christmas Hoildays 1980. Photo taken on a time exposure

Comment by: John Walsh's (only) Mate on 30th July 2008 at 13:08

Probably taken on Boxing Day with Frankie looking like he's been 'amongst it' underground since Christmas Eve..

Comment by: Gerard Hilton on 28th September 2008 at 20:26

Frankie not gone home yet?

Comment by: Hollywood Fitter on 25th November 2009 at 04:56

Little Mon aka frank groves,he was our chargehand/asst eng for all the 13 yrs i was there.Totally pit brunt,always got the job done tho.Never knew him to have a day off either,its a pity there werent a few more like me and him.

Comment by: carl rimaitis on 26th August 2010 at 21:05

thee,pit brunt!

Comment by: ken foster on 13th October 2010 at 21:57

nice to read your book fred,it brought back many memories,i liked the picture of l4os breakthrough as i was overman on that face when we had the fire,it took mounths to put out but we made plenty overtime on it,

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