Mining Collection (page 14)

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

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

Iron Ore Mines at Ouenza, Algeria
Mines at Ouenza - Constantine, Algeria. Ouenza is a town in northeastern Algeria, near the eastern border with Tunisia. The nearby Mount Ouenza is the site of extensive iron-ore deposits

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

Train snowed in, Wales in the winter of 1947
A train and locomotive brought to a standstill by snow drifts on the line between Merthyr and Abergavenny following the renewed blizzards of early March during one of the coldest recorded winters in

Gold in the Land of the Nile. Map of Egypt showing the Areas
Map showing mining activity in Egypt, with the area owned by the Nile Valley Company shaded

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

Saltpetre Mining
Saltpetre mining in Chile

Gossip about Fairies 30
Many dwarfs work underground, often in the mining industry, notably in the Harz mountains of Germany : but they generally come up at nights. as in the story of Snow-White

Scenes from the Australian gold rush

Gold washing at Tucapel, Bio Bio, Chile, South America
Gold washing or sluicing at Tucapel, Bio Bio region, Chile, South America. Date: circa 1900

Avenida Jeneral Baquedano, Tacna, Peru, South America
Avenida Jeneral Baquedano, Tacna, a mining town in Peru, South America. A disputed border town, it was in Chile before 1929. Date: circa 1912

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

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

Obuasi railway offices, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
Obuasi railway offices and sidings, Ashanti, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1905

Prestea railway station, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
Aerial view of Prestea railway station, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1920

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

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)

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa - Crown Gold Mines
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa - Crown Mines - Gold Mining - miner operating a pneumatic drill. Date: circa 1930s

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

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

Ferreiras Town, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Ferreiras Town, first gold mining settlement of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. circa 1890s

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

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

Buildings in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
The Chamber of Mines and the Public Library in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. circa 1900

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

Club at Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Kenilworth Football Club at Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. It was owned by the De Beers diamond mining company. Date: circa 1906

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

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

Chicago Worlds Fair - general Interior Mining Building - View along arched arcade. Part of Box 282 Boswell Collection - Chicago Exposition. Date: 1893

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