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| Candle lighting in the mines. Here, the truck has wheels. Notice the hewer on the left of the picture. |
Two boys push a coal truck while the trapper opens the ventilation door |
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A girl pulls a coal truck using the "girdle and chain" |
These boys are moving a coal corve on a sledge using the "girdle and chain" |
Young girls also pulled corves |
This coal truck is so heavy and the slope is so steep that it takes three young men to push it. |
This girl is carrying a single slab of coal, using a strap to hold it |
This girl carries a basket of coal |
The dangers of climbing ladders whist carrying coal in baskets, is obvious |
This hewer (or 'getter') is digging out the coal |
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This cartoon was published in Punch on 29 July 1843. The comment was 'It is gratifying to know that though there is such misery in the coal mines, there is a great deal of luxury results from it'. Click on the image for a larger view |
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4 March, 2016
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