Coal Mining - Reasons for Use of Child Labour

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A look at poverty in Victorian Wales and the use of child labour in the coal industry.

An exploration into conditions of poverty in Victorian Wales and the link to the use of child labour in the coal mines. Shows the working conditions underground for these children.
From: Coal Stories Blaenavon
First broadcast : 08 November 2007

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 7-9

Subject : History

Topic : Industrial Wales and Britain

Keywords : Coal industry

Notes : Useful clip to explore the conditions in which coal miners worked


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