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Miners Collection

Background imageMiners Collection: Queen Mary pictured being pushed on a coal trolley after a tour of the coal mine

Queen Mary pictured being pushed on a coal trolley after a tour of the coal mine at the Silverwood Colliery in Yorkshire 1912

Background imageMiners Collection: Quarrying Kentish ragstone in Tovil, Kent. 1936

Quarrying Kentish ragstone in Tovil, Kent. 1936

Background imageMiners Collection: Used in Blood and Roses - the centenary year folk music tour for Ewan MacColl

Used in Blood and Roses - the centenary year folk music tour for Ewan MacColl. Boys are trained to be miners at Mossbeath Training School, Cowdenbeath, Fife. 13th March 1948

Background imageMiners Collection: After the great German mine disaster. Scenes at the pithead after the disaster at Heinitz Mine

After the great German mine disaster. Scenes at the pithead after the disaster at Heinitz Mine, in Upper Silesia. Experts are seen at work attempting to revive gassed men by means of oxygen

Background imageMiners Collection: The Rand Strike in the Witwatersrand region of South Africa One of the worst features

The Rand Strike in the Witwatersrand region of South Africa One of the worst features of the rand strike is said to be the frequent attacks by the strikers upon unoffending natives

Background imageMiners Collection: The Dartford tunnel men carrying part of the metal framework to its position

The Dartford tunnel men carrying part of the metal framework to its position. 1938

Background imageMiners Collection: The completion of the pilot Dartford Tunnel. The Essex side of the tunnel

The completion of the pilot Dartford Tunnel. The Essex side of the tunnel. 11 October 1938

Background imageMiners Collection: The Dartford tunnel men in one of the air locks. 1938

The Dartford tunnel men in one of the air locks. 1938

Background imageMiners Collection: Kent Miners Shatter Target On Eve Of The Mines Nationalisation Miners of the Snowdown

Kent Miners Shatter Target On Eve Of The Mines Nationalisation Miners of the Snowdown Colliery Nonington near Dover Kent The Undermanager (right centre)

Background imageMiners Collection: Miners shaking hands A TopFoto

Miners shaking hands A TopFoto
Miners shaking hands eTopFoto

Background imageMiners Collection: The completion of the pilot Dartford Tunnel. A miner works around a tunneling

The completion of the pilot Dartford Tunnel. A miner works around a tunneling shield with a pneumatic drill. 11 October 1938

Background imageMiners Collection: The Dartford tunnel men working on the inner wall shielding. 1938

The Dartford tunnel men working on the inner wall shielding. 1938

Background imageMiners Collection: The completion of the pilot Dartford Tunnel. The place where the two parts of

The completion of the pilot Dartford Tunnel. The place where the two parts of the tunnel meet, one coming from Essex and the other from Kent. 11 October 1938

Background imageMiners Collection: The Dartford tunnel men working the pipes. 1938

The Dartford tunnel men working the pipes. 1938


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