Hardships Working Underground
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Coal miners at work on the surface and underground.
Reconstruction from 1927 showing various tasks undertaken by men working in the coal industry. Shows miners on the surface doing maintenance work and other men hard at work underground.
From:
Coal House Omnibus 2
First broadcast
:
04 November 2007
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 7-9
Subject : History
Topic : Industrial Wales and Britain
Keywords : Coal industry
Notes : Shows the miner's typical working day and how physically hard it was.Starting point for a discussion on the differences in working conditions in coal mines between the 1920's and other periods. See Coal House for other clips and further information.
