Slate Quarrymen Archive
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Black and white archive of the Welsh slate industry showing quarrymen at work.
Black and white archive of the Welsh slate industry showing quarrymen in the caban and going to work. Also includes details of diseases and early deaths suffered by the quarrymen.
From:
Horizon The Slatemakers
First broadcast
:
01 December 1980
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 7-9, 9-11, 11-14
Subject : History
Topic : Twentieth century world
Keywords : Slate mining
Notes : Why did the slate industry decline? What parts of Wales were associated with the slate industry? Look at the decline of traditional industries in Wales and the rise of new ones (e.g. tourism).
