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Jill Beacon, Brindley Heath, Cannock Chase

D-EXP/P/W3/4 25 Apr 1968 Wolverhampton Archives

Jill drove a bulldozer for her father’s business, crushing and burying the remains of buildings and underground installations, at the former R. A. F. station. Staffordshire County Council and the National Coal Board are mentioned.

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Cannock

D-EXP/P/S73/120 26 May 1984 Wolverhampton Archives

The National Coal Board was investing heavily into three collieries – Lea Hall at Rugeley, Littleton in Cannock and Hem Heath near Stoke-on-Trent – where strike-defying miners were regularly going to work. Ian MacGregor is mentioned. The photograph shows

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Sneyd Reservoir, Bloxwich

D-EXP/P/B16/14 8 Oct 1974 Wolverhampton Archives

A huge community school was due to be built alongside the reservoir, which would be opened to the public as a sports and water centre. Fred Chapman of the West Midland County Council is quoted and Bill Withnall, Staffordshire County Council, the National