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Last Updated:
Friday, 1 August, 2003, 13:02 GMT 14:02 UK
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In Pictures: Colliery closes
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Miners gather for a final picture before they begin the march out of Betws Colliery
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The NUM lodge banner is carried at the front of the march
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Miners laughed and joked as they headed out of the colliery
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The march ended at the colliery gates
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NUM lodge secretary Anthony James and chairman John Walters closed the gates behind them
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