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- North Wales: Emergancy Mission of Great Importance (Miles 1.5 hours)
- Lamp Building: Shiny new 3 x R5 Cap Lamp (royfellows 3.3 hours)
- The Miners Arms Pub: Windows 7 (towim 3.8 hours)
- Midlands: Fauld Video (Lecko 5.9 hours)
- North Wales: It's snowing... (royfellows 1 days)
- North Wales: Blaen y nant Lead Mine (Jagman 1 days)
- Forthcoming Trips: 14th May - Dolly's 50's Birthday (Jagman 1 days)
- 4x4 and Land Rover chatter: Endless Fixing (meaty 2 days)
- Northern England: Ayton Monument (Neil S 2 days)
- Northern England: lounsdale quarry (Neil S 2 days)
- Lamp Building: Some comparative Cree R5 tests (royfellows 2 days)
- The Miners Arms Pub: HELP! computer virus and not a clue (Miles 2 days)
- Forthcoming Trips: SRT Training Session... 6/3/2010 (moved from the 7th March) (detrus 3 days)
- North Wales: Moel Fferna vandalism (moorebooks 3 days)
- The Miners Arms Pub: Yet another "Miners Lamp"????? on fleabay! (martymarty 3 days)
- North Wales: Its sunny... (Miles 3 days)
- SRT: DMM steel bent gate (psykx 3 days)
- Midlands: Car park theives in Derbyshire (DISCODAVE600 4 days)
- 4x4 and Land Rover chatter: 4X2 Quad (Miles 4 days)
- Midlands: Mill Close MIne (A_R 5 days)
- The Miners Arms Pub: joke corner (nothing racist or offensive please) (marine boy 5 days)
- Recruits Boot Camp: Newbie.. (robster 6 days)
- Southern England: Lack of oxygen/bad air in Cornish mines (jamie82 6 days)
- Other Kit: Stoves (towim 6 days)
- The Miners Arms Pub: The Devil went down to Whitehall (AndyC 6 days)
- For sale!: Vintage Troll SRT gear (christwigg 6 days)
- Midlands: Slipton mine area (brill 8 days)
- The Miners Arms Pub: The Lunatics ARE Running the Asylum!! (chrisatmineexplorer 8 days)
- General Discussion: hidden faces in photographs (AndyC 8 days)
- 4x4 and Land Rover chatter: Dodgy home brew lifts (Clunk 10 days)
- Southern England: Pathe news clip Tin mining cornwall 1933 (polo 10 days)
- Northern England: Clip of One man coal mine Wakefield @1947 (Graigfawr 10 days)
- For sale!: Selling my (new) Petzl Fractio harness (Miles 10 days)
- North Wales: Interesting Clip of brick making at Dorothea (marine boy 10 days)
- 4x4 and Land Rover chatter: Red Oxide (Johnnearcfon 10 days)
- Forthcoming Trips: SRT Training Day - 07/03/2010 (marine boy 10 days)
- Recruits Boot Camp: Come on don't be shy! (viewer 11 days)
- Midlands: Pathe news clip of "blue john mining in derbyshire" (spellcaster 11 days)
- North Wales: Pathe news clip gold mining Near Dolgellau @1933 (davel 11 days)
- Other Kit: orientation in mines (Raven 11 days)
- 4x4 and Land Rover chatter: New Cherry Leafs (pimp my ride) (ChrisJC 11 days)
- Southern England: Carbis Bay Crew (grimwald 12 days)
- 4x4 and Land Rover chatter: 4x4 winches (Clunk 13 days)
- Forthcoming Trips: North Henblas Flintshire SRT and Winch trip. (martymarty 13 days)
- General Discussion: Mining Terms Dictionary (Wormster 13 days)
- Lamp Building: Lighting comparison testing (Miles 13 days)
- North Wales: Penrhyn film clip Pathe news (colour) (ChrisJC 13 days)
- Other Kit: Roys underground photo or divers lamp (mountainpenguin 13 days)
- 4x4 and Land Rover chatter: Clamp down on "off roaders" (Rufenig 14 days)
- Southern England: NAVEY/NAVVY PITT? (stuey 14 days)
- North Wales: pant mawr slate mine. (moorebooks 14 days)
- 4x4 and Land Rover chatter: Looking for a new toy (Miles 15 days)
- The Miners Arms Pub: Biggest Kebab Ever (Johnnearcfon 15 days)
- 4x4 and Land Rover chatter: 30mm drill bit? (Miles 15 days)
- General Discussion: British Mining New Book (moorebooks 16 days)
- For sale!: twin 22" LCD screens (Miles 16 days)
- North Wales: Naughty Boys at McAlpines (justin 17 days)
- For sale!: Book sale (moorebooks 17 days)
- For sale!: Massive Speakers for sale (Miles 17 days)
- 4x4 and Land Rover chatter: Lightweight.........Anyone? (Miles 17 days)
- SRT: Polypropylene rope (brakeman 17 days)
- The Miners Arms Pub: Last day working in Ellesmere Port today! (SteveM 17 days)
- North Wales: Woman falls 24 foot down hole in Flintshire (suboffender 19 days)
- North Wales: Dolgellau (Simon H 20 days)
- General Discussion: NMRS (christwigg 20 days)
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- Southern England: cavern you could fit Truro cathedral in..... (stuey 21 days)
- 4x4 and Land Rover chatter: Ser III 109 FFR (Jagman 22 days)
- Website moans and queries: Removing a NEW MINE ENTRY (Jimbo 22 days)
- General Discussion: Coal in Cornwall? (stuey 24 days)
- North Wales: Hendre Water level (Earth Worm Jim 26 days)
- Mid Wales: Cwm Rheidol mine (mines a pint 27 days)
- Other Kit: Cheap backup headtorch suggestions... (grimwald 27 days)
- North Wales: Mine Leaders wanted... (Miles 27 days)
- SRT: SRT info (madrab 27 days)
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- North Wales: Parys mountain (marine boy 28 days)
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- Other Kit: Q Bond (chrisatmineexplorer 31 days)
- Deals & Experiences: Caving gear in Devon (moorebooks 31 days)
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- Other Kit: Roys superlamp project (royfellows 35 days)
- SRT: Ropewalking improvements. (stuey 35 days)
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- Lamp Building: Oldham Type T (Oldham techie 36 days)
- Lamp Building: Rivets (Miles 36 days)
- Forthcoming Trips: NAMHO Conference 4th - 8th June 2010 (moorebooks 36 days)
- Lamp Building: Miles's New Handlamp (A_R 36 days)
- North Wales: bbc4 hidden history 19.30-20.00 tuesday (martymarty 37 days)
- Mid Wales: Ystrad Eynion - Mid Wales (Graigfawr 37 days)
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