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iv,e got the same rept1949 iv,e got my dads medical records & he could,nt breathe . he had to get a surface job because of it & when he put in for silicosis he got knocked back because it was well known that someone had to die before anyone got that pension . 1stroke i can tell you that thru personal experience that miners did get a pittance compared to what the gas , lecky & water got when they deregulated them & sold them off to private companies .what do you think a miner shud have got for 40yrs service down the mine ? .