Victorian Coal Mines - Tools Used
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Role of child labour in Victorian coal mines.
A look at the heavy tools used to cut the coal from the coal face in Victorian coal mines with an exploration of the role of child labour underground at the time.
From:
Welsh History:Famous People Jane Pritchard and Susan Rees
First broadcast
:
03 October 1996
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 5-7,7-9,9-11
Subject : History
Topic : Industrial Wales and Britain, Victorians
Keywords : Child labour, Coal industry, Coal mining,
Notes : Can use clip to study child labour and the coal industry. Try and understand how Susan Rees felt about working underground. Ask the pupils to imagine how they would feel going to work underground every day.
