Mine Collection (page 14)

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

Listening post WWI
Listening post in a mine shift during World War I

Mining Coal
French miners mining coal in a coal mine

German U-Boat - UC5
Cross-section through a captured German u-boat submarine - the UC 5. A mine-laying submarine, with six mine-holding chambers in the fore-section of the vessel

The Damaged HMS Saumarez off Albania, 1946
Photograph showing the damaged HMS Saumarez, pictured off the coast of Albania, after she had hit a mine, October 1946. On the night of 22nd October the British destroyers HMS Saumarez

Wooden Rail in Mine
Blinkered pit-horses draw coal wagons along a wooden railway at an unidentified colliery : it looks extremely precarious - lets hope they can see where they are going

Talke-On-The-Hill Mine
Talke-on-the-Hill colliery, near Hanley, Staffordshire, the scene of an explosion causing nearly twenty deaths on 18th February 1873

Scenes from the Australian gold rush

Bulldog rescued from sinking ship, First World War
When the King Edward is sunk by a mine during the First World War, the crew rescue Norah the bulldog, together with the monkeys and cats they had as pets

British mine exploding at Beaumont Hamel, France, WW1. 1914-1918

A mine exploding on the Western Front, WW1. 1914-1918

Mines
Page showing the various stages of work involved in mining. Date: 1930

The Bondman by Hall Caine
Flyer showing dramatic scene for The Bondman by Hall Caine, from Drury Lane. Jason rescues Michael Sunlocks from the sulphur mine, where they have both been made to work as prisoners

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

WW1 - the detonation of mine
Photograph of the detonation of mine. Collection of 98 official war photographs illustrating the British advance in the Western Front Campaign, World War One (1914-1918)

Working parties in a mine
Photograph: Working parties in a mine. From an album of 76 official photographs, 1916-1917. Associated with World War One (1914-1918)

Baby Mine, by Margaret Mayo, first produced in England at the Criterion Theatre, London, February 1911. This version was for the Vaudeville Theatre, where it transferred in May 1911. Date: 1911

WW1 - The interior of a mine crater
Photograph of the interior of a mine crater. From a group of 550 photographs, compiled by Lord Henry Seymour Rawlinson while Commander in Chief in India, 1916 (c)-1919

Communist China - civilians laying a landmine
Communist China - Chinese civilians playing their part in the conflict by laying a landmine to hold back the Japanese invaders during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). circa 1940s

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

Music cover, Dearie Mine, by Meredith and Thorburn
Music cover, Dearie Mine, vocal waltz, with words by Joe Meredith and music by Billy Thorburn, featured and broadcast by The Savoy Havana Band and recorded by The Savoy Orpheans at the Savoy Hotel

Pilgrims Rest, Lydenburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Pilgrims Rest, Lydenburg Gold Fields, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1905

Childrens pool, Boksburg Lake, Transvaal, South Africa
Childrens pool, Boksburg Lake, Boksburg, a gold mining town in Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa. Date: circa 1925

National Bank, Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa
National Bank, Benoni, a gold mining town in Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa. Date: circa 1930

General view of Krugersdorp, Transvaal, South Africa
General view of Krugersdorp, a gold mining town in Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa. Date: 1909

Premier Diamond Mine, Cullinan, Transvaal, South Africa
Premier Diamond Mine, Cullinan, Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa, view from no. 4 bridge looking east to Pretoria, showing settling dams for no. 4 gear and tailing dams. Date: circa 1910

Railway station, Krugersdorp, Transvaal, South Africa
Railway station, Krugersdorp, a gold mining town in Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa. Date: circa 1910

General view of Randfontein, Transvaal, South Africa
General view of Randfontein, a gold mining town in Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa. Date: 1910

Diamond mine personnel, Cullinan, Transvaal, South Africa
Group photo of Premier Diamond Mine personnel (owners, managers, wives and children), Cullinan, Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa. taken outside the towns public house, 23 November 1911

Netherlands Bank, Cullinan, Transvaal, South Africa
Netherlands Bank, Cullinan, a diamond mining town in Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa. Date: circa 1910

Christiania, North West Province, South Africa
Vaal River diggings, Christiania, a diamond town in North West Province, South Africa. Date: 1907

Treasure Trove diggings, North West Province, South Africa
Water station (mobile water supply) at Treasure Trove diamond diggings near Lichtenburg, North West Province, South Africa. Date: circa 1927

Ferreira gold bars, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Ferreira gold bars from the Ferreira Deep mine, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1908

The Reef, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
The Reef (looking west), Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, with mining dumps (Robinson Deep) in the middle distance. Date: circa 1930

Cyanide dumps, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Cyanide dumps from mining, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1930

Mine dumps, Witwatersrand, Transvaal, South Africa. circa 1930s

Goldmine headgear, Witwatersrand, Transvaal, South Africa
Goldmine headgear, Witwatersrand (east), Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1930s

Views of Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa -- De Beers diamond mines, searching tables, original mine workings. Date: 1899

WW1 poster, Mine More Coal
Poster, Mine More Coal, United States Fuel Administration. circa 1918

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

Music cover, Lay Down Your Arms, Anne Shelton
Music cover, Lay Down Your Arms (And Surrender To Mine), recorded by Anne Shelton. 1955

The Real Ireland - at the front: Connaught Rangers in action. Ready to give their lives for the Empire: men of the Connaught Rangers preparing to attack

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

Street in Venterskroon, NW Province, South Africa
Street in Venterskroon, a mining town in NW Province, South Africa. Date: circa 1905

General view of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, around the time of the Empire Exhibition, showing a football ground, the offices of British General Electric

Lifted his hand to mine - man kneeling before lady. Part of Box 79 Boswell Collection. Timothy Crab. Date: circa 1900

Winding gear, Kimberley Mine, South Africa, circa 1888studio
Winding gear, Kimberley Mine, South Africa, circa 1888 (Robert Harris studio). Date: circa 1888

Washing gear, Bultfontein diamond mine, South Africa, circa 1888 (Robert Harris studio). Date: circa 1888

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