Miners Collection (page 8)

Repairing pit props, Plas y Coed Level, South Wales
A miner repairing pit props in the Plas y Coed Level, South Wales

Woman using a dolly tub in a back yard, South Wales
A woman using a dolly tub to do the weekly wash, in a back yard in South Wales, with two children on the left. W E Jones recalled

Aerial view of Tirpentwys Colliery, Pontypool, South Wales
An aerial view of Tirpentwys Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales

Aerial view of Tirpentwys Colliery, Pontypool, South Wales
An aerial view of Tirpentwys Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales

Mining Coal
French miners mining coal in a coal mine

Zonguldak, Turkey - Railway at Mine
A small train in operation at the coal mines of Zonguldak (formerly Heraclea), a city and the capital of Zonguldak Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. An important coal mining centre

Zonguldak, Turkey - Miners
Zonguldak (formerly Heraclea), a city and the capital of Zonguldak Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. An important coal mining centre. Miners and general staff of the Goelik Coalmine

Klondike / Leaving Nome
Alaska miners leave Nome for Seattle as winter starts to close in and prospecting becomes impossible

Breakaway from coal strike 1926
After more than a week on general strike, there was a strong movement that began with the coal-miners of the Midlands to break-away from the strike abd return to work

Coal strike: movements towards an offical settlement 1926
Fillings in many of collieries was that the Genaral strike was coming to the end; a flow of men returning back to work steadily increased

Bungalows, Tarquah Mines, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
Bungalows for fitters and miners, Tarquah (Tarkwa) Mines, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1910

The Duke and Duchess of York - Durham Colliery visit
The Duke and Duchess of York (Later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) - visiting a Durham Colliery on 29th July 1936. The Duke is wearing a miners helmet and both are holding Miners lamps

Village Main Reef Gold Mine, South Africa - Engine Chamber (9th level) - depth 1275 feet. Date: circa 1911

South Africa - Celebrating native workers - mining compound
South Africa - Celebrating native workers in a mining compound. Date: circa 1920

South Africa Cape Colony - Molten coal mine - Coal truck coming out of mine - miners sitting either side. Part of Box 169 Boswell Collection - South Africa Cape Colony. Date: circa 1900

Entrance to an Anthracite Coal Mine
No.2 Slope - Entrance to an Anthracite Coal Mine, Pennsylvania, USA - the miners are shown on a gun boat, descending by an inclined slope into the mine. Date: circa 1910s

Miners demonstrating, Eastbourne, Sussex
Miners demonstrating at Eastbourne, Sussex. Date: 1960s

Maestri Silver Mine, Dundas, Montagu County, Tasmania, Austr
The Maestri Silver Mine in the Dundas District of Montagu County, Tasmania. Miners stand in clearing. A small wagon runs on a short track. Huts stand in the background. Date: circa 1895

The Skippers Road, South island, New Zealand
The Skippers Road - a mountain track used by gold miners on South island, New Zealand Date: circa 1895

Work at a coal mine, 1878
Work at a coal mine, sinking a shaft. Date: 1878

Chapel Made of Salt
Miners in the salt mine at Wieliczka, Poland, carved this shrine, the Kinga Chapel, in the salt, 101 metres below ground. Successive generations worked on it for 70 years. Date: 17th century

Tyneside Miners Homes
Colliers cottages at Long Benton, Tyneside. Date: circa 1860

Mosside Mine Flood / 1939
A flood at the Mosside Mine, near Airdrie, Scotland, results in the deaths of three miners. Date: 22 September 1939

Arresting Strike Leaders
Police arrest the leaders of the miners strike Date: 1906

George Stephenson - Hammer
George Stephenson (1781 - 1848) Engineer as a young man, throwing the hammer

Scottish Miners Cottages
The Red Town - Scottish miners cottages in the Jordanhill district. Date: 1875

Scottish Miners / 1875
Scottish miners and their homes. Date: 1875

Gold mining camp in America
A mining camp on a North-west American river Date: circa 1860s

Lloyd George and Miners
LLOYD GEORGE AND THE MINERS " Oliver asks for more". Date: 1920

The Burra Burra copper-mine in South Australia, showing the surface operations. 1848

Gold rush in New South Wales, Australia
Loading a horse with necessities for a months encampment at the gold digging site, Ophir, near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia. Date: 1851

Face workers in a tin mine, Cornwall, with the seam of tin visible on the right. Date: circa 1980s

Coal Miners Working a Seam, England. Date: 1900s

Under Town Hall, Bilston, Staffordshire
Under Town Hall, Bilston, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. Old Colliery Workings & Miners Date: 1906

Miners at work, Victor, Colorado, USA
Miners at work, drilling one thousand feet underground in a gold mine at Victor, Colorado, USA. Date: circa 1910

Molly Kathleen Mine, Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA
Scene inside the Molly Kathleen Mine, Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA. A miner stands next to a cart containing gold ore ready to be taken to the surface. Date: circa 1910

St. Barbara Church. CZECH Rep Kutna Hora. Vault
St. Barbara Church. CZECH Rep.. Kutna Hora. Vault that covers the central nave. Gothic art. Architecture

MET DE BLES, Henri (1480-1550). Landscape with coppper mines. Detail of the foundry. 16th century. Renaissance art. Oil on wood. CZECH Rep.. Prague. National Gallery in Prague

Gold Mining in California. Scenes of the 1849 Californian Gold Rush showing cradling, panning, washing with a long tom and hydraulic mining. Coloured lithograph by Currier and Ives 1871. Litography

Goldminers in Chitina Valley, Alaska, USA. They are relaxing in their camp at Hells Half Acre, near the Kennecott Mines, Wrangell area. Date: circa 1920

Goldminers in Alaska, USA
Goldminers in their camp, Alaska, USA. Date: circa 1908

Senghenydd Universal Colliery Disaster, Glamorgan, S. Wales
Rescue scenes as pictured in The Illustrated London News at the Senghenydd Colliery Disaster, near Caerphilly, Glamorgan, South Wales

Senghenydd Colliery Disaster, Glamorgan, South Wales
Scene at the Senghenydd Colliery Disaster, near Caerphilly, Glamorgan, South Wales. There were 439 miners killed in total, making this the worst mining accident in the UK

Miners at mine entrance, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Miners at mine entrance, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: early 20th century

Suffragette breaks Window, Miners Strike. Militant suffragette breaks shop window. Miners and Suffragettes are alike. For now they all begin to strike

Miners Federation delegates, Western Front, WW1
Delegates of the Miners Federation just after a tour of the front line during World War One. From left to right: Mr H Roughley, Mr T Greenall, Mr H Twist and Mr J McGurk. Date: circa 1916

Baltic Copper Mine Cricket Club, Michigan, USA
Baltic Cricket Team - comprising of miners from Painesdale, Michigan, USA - played in the Copper (Houghton) County Cricket League, founded in 1906

Kimberley Mine - diamond excavation
Diamond excavation machinery, and miners at the Kimberley Mine in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Date: 1883

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