Working Day in Big Pit
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Archive of miners at work in Big Pit
Big Pit in Blaenavon, now a miner's museum was until the 1980's a working pit. Includes archive of miners walking in the shaft and working the coal seam on a typical day in mine.
From:
Made in Wales Programme 18
First broadcast
:
08 March 2002
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 7-9
Subject : History
Topic : Industrial Wales and Britain
Keywords : Politics and economy, Coal industry, Primary industry,
Notes : This clip could be used to support a study of the coal industry, the everyday life of the miner including the conditions underground.
