When working in Oakdale colliery there was a man who carried the ambulance box and who fainted at the sight of blood - he was called Dr Faint-Easy. He carried the box for the 5 shillings (25p) a week.
When working in the Rockwool factory there was a man who when he started had a newspaper in his pocket and was known as Echo. A Dicky Gums - he didn't have any teeth. A Billy Whizz because he walked so fast. There was an Egg-on because he was short and fat. Spikey for his crew-cut hair. It seems that just about everyone had a nickname and answered to it.
When working in the Rockwool factory there was a man who when he started had a newspaper in his pocket and was known as Echo. A Dicky Gums - he didn't have any teeth. A Billy Whizz because he walked so fast. There was an Egg-on because he was short and fat. Spikey for his crew-cut hair. It seems that just about everyone had a nickname and answered to it.
Leslie Phillips (ex Blackwood) now Barry.
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