Miners Collection (#10)

Silver Mine
The silver mine at Kongsberg, Norway, 1872. Date: 1872

Scotland, Glenfarg (near Perth) - The Bein Inn
Scotland, Glenfarg (near Perth) - The single-storey Bein Inn, detailing it was worked on the Gothenburg System. The Gothenburg or Trust Public House movement originated as an attempt to control

England / West Rainton
Terraced miners cottages in the village of West Rainton, County Durham, England. Date: 1950s

French Underground slate quarrying at Laval Date: circa 1910s

Gold Miners
Miners drilling the rock face of a Wit Watersrand gold mine, South Africa. Date: 1930s

Railway Terraces
Victorian terrace houses beside the railway lines, near Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales. Date: late 19th century

French poster, nationalisation of mines
A French poster about the nationalisation of mines. Date: 20th century

Miners - Ironwood, Michigan - Lowered into pit. Date: circa 1910s

Sappers and miners working on a tunnel, WW1
Sappers and miners working on a tunnel during the First World War. Date: 1916

Illustration, The Queen of the Pirate Isle, showing Polly being is held aloft by a dark-faced miner called Brother Step-and-Fetch-It

Newcastle miners dwellings
Miners dwellings outside Newcastle, Northumberland. A mother, baby and small child stand at the door of one of the tiny, dilapidated

Miners cottages
A row of single-storey miners cottages - location unknown. Date: circa 1936

Canada - Typical Mining Scene
British Columbia, Canada - Typical Mining Scene showing two prospectors blowing black sand from placer gold. The word placer refers to the alluvial deposits in modern or ancient stream beds

Gold Rush / Australia
GOLD RUSH A group of prospecters discuss where to search next Date: 1850 s

Eastbourne Miners Demo

Miners & Lamps
A group of British coal miners clutching their lamps have a good chuckle at a letter. Date: 1930s

Trainee Miners / 1966
Young trainee miners working at a National Coal Board training centre. Date: circa 1966

Sappers & Miners 1802
Royal sappers and miners Date: 1802

Gold in Transvaal
Gold miners in the Transvaal Date: 1875

Work Conditions
Management and labour negotiate during the South Wales lock-out Date: 1875

Technical Institute, Mining
Mining Technical Institute, Burnley, Lancashire, England. A class of teenage boys in hard hats, all hopeful to be one of tomorrows miners

Derelict miners cottage, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A derelict miners cottage in Pembrokeshire, South Wales. The roof has gone, and plants are growing in the stonework

Miners outing in a charabanc, South Wales
A group of South Wales miners, a few guests and a little white dog, go on an outing in a Leyland charabanc

Miners with colliery official, South Wales
Two miners with a colliery official at a mine in South Wales

Men at Hook Colliery, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A group of men at Hook Colliery, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. They are standing near the aerial ropeway connected to the Margaret shaft, which opened in 1911

Comic holiday photograph, taken in Bournemouth
A comic holiday photograph, taken in Bournemouth, showing a middle aged mans head on top of a drawing of a baby in a shallow bathtub

Coalface workers, Baldwins Level, Pontypool, South Wales
Two coalface workers at Baldwins Level, near Pontypool, South Wales

Miner cutting coal in a narrow seam, South Wales
A miner undercutting or holing the coal in a narrow seam, Plas y Coed Level, South Wales. A solitary candle provides him with light

Rent, Profit and Interest, supported by two miners
A propaganda cartoon by W E Jones, made for his father to use while campaigning for support for the Miners Union. It shows three plump gentlemen representing Rent, Profit and Interest

View of a colliery, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
View of a colliery in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire

Board of Guardians election leaflet, South Wales
A Board of Guardians election leaflet, urging the electorate to vote only for Jones and Morgan. Jabez Jones (the father of W E Jones) is pictured on the right

Artists impression of a colliery explosion
An artists impression of a colliery explosion caused by firedamp, used in lectures on mining, taken from the Illustrated London News

Miners at Baldwins Level, Pontypool, South Wales
A group of miners from the morning shift pose for their photo in a coal seam at Baldwins Level, Pontypool, South Wales

Collapsed roof, Llanerch Colliery, South Wales
View of a collapsed roof at Llanerch Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales. Some of the thick wooden props have broken

Miners in shaft lift, Llanerch Colliery, South Wales
Miners standing in a shaft lift at Llanerch Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales

Neglected boy from a South Wales mining district
A neglected boy from a South Wales mining district. Images like this were copied by W E Jones for his father to use while campaigning for support for the Miners Union

Model boat sailing club, near Pontypool, South Wales
A Sunday model boat sailing club, meeting at Furnace Pond near Pontypool in South Wales

Woman suffering the effects of poverty, South Wales
A woman in despair, suffering the effects of poverty in South Wales. This photograph, entitled Poverty, was used to illustrate talks designed to raise support for the South Wales Miners Federation

Main haulage track, Tirpentwys Colliery, South Wales
A miner stands alongside the main haulage track or road at Tirpentwys Colliery, near Pontypool in South Wales

Female surface workers queueing, South Wales
A line of female surface workers queueing up at a mine in South Wales, probably for their wages

Production and Plunder, campaigning statistics
A slide entitled Production & Plunder, used for a lecture about the South Wales Miners Federation. Statistics are listed, comparing the royalties on the use of coal on the luxury steamer

Two women emptying a coal truck at a mine in South Wales

Entrance to Baldwins Level, Pontypool, South Wales
View of the entrance to Baldwins Level near Pontypool in South Wales

Coal screening machine, Llanerch Colliery, South Wales
View of a jigger or coal screening machine at Llanerch Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales

Shaft inspection, Glyn Pits, Pontypool, South Wales
A shaft inspection taking place at Glyn Pits, Pontypool, South Wales

Miners at Baldwins Clog and Legging Level, South Wales
Three miners in a coal seam at Baldwins Clog and Legging Level, near Pontypool in South Wales

Evidence of side movement, Tirpentwys Colliery, South Wales
Evidence of side movement, with a broken prop on the left, in a coal seam at Tirpentwys Colliery, near Pontypool in South Wales

Miners getting out of a shaft lift, South Wales
A group of miners getting out of a shaft lift at surface level at Llanerch Colliery, near Pontypool in South Wales

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