Interview – Keith Turton

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Keith Truton came from a mining family – “grandfather, father, brothers, borthers-in-law”. He started at Dearne Valley colliery as a pony driver and worked there for 38 years until it closed in 1991, despite having 15 years of coal reserves. He has worked at the mining museum for 24 years.

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