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Background imageMines Collection: Mines at Easington Colliery. July 1969

Mines at Easington Colliery. July 1969

Background imageMines Collection: Mine disposal team deal with a mine in Rye Bay England during WW2 1945

Mine disposal team deal with a mine in Rye Bay England during WW2 1945

Background imageMines Collection: Easington Colliery workers. Circa 1977

Easington Colliery workers. Circa 1977

Background imageMines Collection: The tip at the old Prince of Wales colliery at Abercarn is being leveled to make an

The tip at the old Prince of Wales colliery at Abercarn is being leveled to make an industrial estate. August 1968

Background imageMines Collection: Blaenau Ffestiniog is a historic mining town in the historic county of Merionethshire

Blaenau Ffestiniog is a historic mining town in the historic county of Merionethshire, Wales, 13th May 1968

Background imageMines Collection: Coal men start delivering coal, Teesside. 1972

Coal men start delivering coal, Teesside. 1972

Background imageMines Collection: Children play on the slag heap at Berry Hill May actually be picking coal

Children play on the slag heap at Berry Hill May actually be picking coal April 1965

Background imageMines Collection: Diana, Princess of Wales makes a three day visit to Bosnia - Herzegovina as part of her

Diana, Princess of Wales makes a three day visit to Bosnia - Herzegovina as part of her campaign to raise awareness about the devastating effects landmines have on peoples lives

Background imageMines Collection: Falkland Islands re-visited. Sign warning that mines lie ahead - 5th March 1999

Falkland Islands re-visited. Sign warning that mines lie ahead - 5th March 1999

Background imageMines Collection: Diana, Princess of Wales during her four day British Red Cross mission to highlight

Diana, Princess of Wales during her four day British Red Cross mission to highlight the evil of land mines. The Princess is pictured during a visit to mine fields in Haumbo on the third day of her

Background imageMines Collection: Diana, Princess of Wales during her four day visit to Angola

Diana, Princess of Wales during her four day visit to Angola, the former Portuguese colony torn apart by 20 years of bloody civil war

Background imageMines Collection: Arthur Scargill, President of the National Union of Mineworkers at TUC Conference

Arthur Scargill, President of the National Union of Mineworkers at TUC Conference, Bournemouth, Tuesday 6th September 1988

Background imageMines Collection: A month before the Normandy landings, Mosquito aircraft of Bomber Command laid mines in

A month before the Normandy landings, Mosquito aircraft of Bomber Command laid mines in the Kiel Canal, the most heavily defended waterway in the world

Background imageMines Collection: Sappers of a South African Division clearing and making safe enemy mines in the Bardia

Sappers of a South African Division clearing and making safe enemy mines in the Bardia area of Lybia. 12th January 1942. The Western Desert campaign (the Desert War)

Background imageMines Collection: British troops drive into Germany - first pictures from Geilenkirchen area

British troops drive into Germany - first pictures from Geilenkirchen area. This is the British 2nd Armys first major penetration into Germany. Picture taken during the start of the offensive

Background imageMines Collection: Sappers of the 51st Highland Division make safe these anti-personnel mines removed

Sappers of the 51st Highland Division make safe these anti-personnel mines removed from the road near Baarlo as 12th Corps advance towards the Meuse River. 23rd November 1944

Background imageMines Collection: All the orchards on the northern side of the Garigliano have been thickly sown with mines

All the orchards on the northern side of the Garigliano have been thickly sown with mines - hence this notice. The man in the picture is L/Cpl. A.H

Background imageMines Collection: Three apprentices from the modern Westoe Colliery, pictured on the beach at South Shields

Three apprentices from the modern Westoe Colliery, pictured on the beach at South Shields, County Durham, with the colliery in the background. April 1967

Background imageMines Collection: Three apprentices and a canteen girl from the modern Westoe Colliery

Three apprentices and a canteen girl from the modern Westoe Colliery, pictured on the beach at South Shields, County Durham, with the colliery in the background. April 1967

Background imageMines Collection: Sir Bernard and Lady Docker visited the Water Haigh Colliery, near Leeds

Sir Bernard and Lady Docker visited the Water Haigh Colliery, near Leeds. Pictured, Sir Bernard and Lady Docker after their tour of the coal seams. 21st March 1954

Background imageMines Collection: Members of the Fforchaman colliery A. R. P. squad seen here during a training exercise at

Members of the Fforchaman colliery A. R. P. squad seen here during a training exercise at
Members of the Fforchaman colliery A.R.P. squad seen here during a training exercise at the pit head. 22nd September 1938

Background imageMines Collection: General view of Ellington Pit, Northumberland. Circa 1987

General view of Ellington Pit, Northumberland. Circa 1987

Background imageMines Collection: Blaenau Ffestiniog is a historic mining town in the historic county of Merionethshire

Blaenau Ffestiniog is a historic mining town in the historic county of Merionethshire, Wales, 2nd October 1970. Our Picture Shows

Background imageMines Collection: Deep Pit colliery, east Bristol, closed in 1935. Circa 1900

Deep Pit colliery, east Bristol, closed in 1935. Circa 1900

Background imageMines Collection: The Hamstead Colliery Fire of 4th March 1908, killed 26 men in one day

The Hamstead Colliery Fire of 4th March 1908, killed 26 men in one day. When a fire broke out there were 31 miners in the pit, 6 escaped before poisonous fumes built up in the roadways

Background imageMines Collection: Youngsters from Denby Dale First School got a special glimpse of life down a coal mine

Youngsters from Denby Dale First School got a special glimpse of life down a coal mine today. With students from Bretton Hall College the children, including Andrew Harpin pictured right

Background imageMines Collection: A mine of information... thats these pupils from Golcar Junior

A mine of information... thats these pupils from Golcar Junior, Infants and Nursery School, who dressed up as Miners Through The Ages

Background imageMines Collection: The Laxey Wheel in the village of Laxey, Isle of Man. May 1954

The Laxey Wheel in the village of Laxey, Isle of Man. May 1954

Background imageMines Collection: Diana, Princess of Wales four day visit to Angola, the former Portuguese colony torn

Diana, Princess of Wales four day visit to Angola, the former Portuguese colony torn apart by 20 years of bloody civil war, on a British Red Cross mission to highlight the evil of land mines

Background imageMines Collection: Lead Mine, Rhydymwyn, near Mold, Flintshire, Wales, 5th March 1938

Lead Mine, Rhydymwyn, near Mold, Flintshire, Wales, 5th March 1938. Miners return to surface

Background imageMines Collection: Roger Eyre, Assistant Engineer in training with the Urban District Council

Roger Eyre, Assistant Engineer in training with the Urban District Council, Sutton in Ashfield, Notts, using defunct Mine Detector to locate manhole covers which have been covered by layers of

Background imageMines Collection: The motor minesweeper HMS Inglesham was the first of the 93 ships of the Ham-class of

The motor minesweeper HMS Inglesham was the first of the 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers. Pictured here with Mr J P L Thomas, First Lord of the Admiralty

Background imageMines Collection: New robotic coal cutter seen here at work in the Bolsover Colliery Company Clipstone

New robotic coal cutter seen here at work in the Bolsover Colliery Company Clipstone Colliery in Nottinghamshire 28th November 1946

Background imageMines Collection: American soldiers searching a field in Northern France for landmines

American soldiers searching a field in Northern France for landmines and booby traps left by the Germans. WW2 1944

Background imageMines Collection: Warning of German minefield found by Canadian soldiers on arrival in France

Warning of German minefield found by Canadian soldiers on arrival in France. WW2 1944

Background imageMines Collection: Warning of German minefield found by Canadian soldiers on arrival in France

Warning of German minefield found by Canadian soldiers on arrival in France. WW2 1944

Background imageMines Collection: WW2 Sea Mines December 1945 Two Royal Navy lieutenant commanders defuse a

WW2 Sea Mines December 1945 Two Royal Navy lieutenant commanders defuse a mine on Rye Beach

Background imageMines Collection: WW2 mine explodes on the British shore 1944

WW2 mine explodes on the British shore 1944

Background imageMines Collection: American soldiers searching a field in Northern France for landmines

American soldiers searching a field in Northern France for landmines and booby traps left by the Germans. Circa August 1944

Background imageMines Collection: WW2 German mine washed up on the Suffolk coast 1946

WW2 German mine washed up on the Suffolk coast 1946

Background imageMines Collection: Royal Navy ship laying mines during WW2 1942

Royal Navy ship laying mines during WW2 1942

Background imageMines Collection: British soldiers defusing a land mine during WW2. 1944

British soldiers defusing a land mine during WW2. 1944

Background imageMines Collection: British soldiers defusing a land mine during WW2. 1944

British soldiers defusing a land mine during WW2. 1944

Background imageMines Collection: Diana, Princess of Wales four day visit to Angola, the former Portuguese colony torn

Diana, Princess of Wales four day visit to Angola, the former Portuguese colony torn apart by 20 years of bloody civil war, on a British Red Cross mission to highlight the evil of land mines

Background imageMines Collection: Diana, Princess of Wales four day visit to Angola, the former Portuguese colony torn

Diana, Princess of Wales four day visit to Angola, the former Portuguese colony torn apart by 20 years of bloody civil war, on a British Red Cross mission to highlight the evil of land mines

Background imageMines Collection: Diana, Princess of Wales makes a three day visit to Bosnia - Herzegovina as part of her

Diana, Princess of Wales makes a three day visit to Bosnia - Herzegovina as part of her campaign to raise awareness about the devastating effects landmines have on peoples lives

Background imageMines Collection: Flail Tank in Normandy 1944 The Flail tank consists of a chassis fitted with a

Flail Tank in Normandy 1944 The Flail tank consists of a chassis fitted with a special anti-mine device This device projects forward of the tank with chains which whirl like a flail as the tank

Background imageMines Collection: WW2 Royal Engineers clearing mines from the main street in Tilly-Sur-Seulles

WW2 Royal Engineers clearing mines from the main street in Tilly-Sur-Seulles France captured by British troops on 19th June 1944



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