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Scenes unederground at Newstead mine, Nottingham. 1963 P017746
One of the pioneers of the modern system of "intensive"One of the pioneers of the modern system of " intensive" or fully mechanised mining, the Lothian Coal Company, Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland, are specialists in Colliery efficiency
Toby stops for lunch. Two thousand feet below ground at Kilmersdon Colliery, Somerset, Old Toby, the pit-pony, has been helping his mates, Ern Dorey, 60, and Charlie Lye, 35
Mechanized coal mining. A group of miners sit down for a rest while working underground 1946 P017733
Mechanised mining. Powered by electric batteries, this shuttle-car is used to take coal from the coal-face to the conveyor belt. 1946 P017725
Miners working underground at Mekton Colliery 1974. P017748
Miner setting a prop at Rossington Colliery. April 1970 P017747
Blinkered to protect his eyes, a pony canters up the shaft towards daylight and green grass at the Knowetop Mine in Lanarkshire, Scotland. January 1966 P017820
Coal Mines underground scenes. March 1946 P017830
Sign of the times, dismantling of bunks in Londons Finsbury Park Tube Station at the end of the Second World War. 13th April 1945
Cliviger colliery, near Burnley. Albert Smith a Deputy walks the mile to the coal face. December 1952 P005136
Labourer Ronald France leaves the new Woodhead electric line tunnel. November 1953 P009585
Underground women porters at work at St. Pauls Station. September 1940 P010284
Miners of Chesswell Colliery pose together for a group photograph. January 1948 P018222
Coalminers drilling in the pits. September 1952 C4567-001
Coalminers drilling in the pits. September 1952 C4567
Coal Mines underground scenes. Miners going to work by rail on a half mile trek to the coal face at one of the Manchester Collieries pits. December 1937 P017835
Area production manager John Mackie checking the roadway to the coal seam at Seafield Colliery. July 1984 P018141
Miner at work underground in a coal mine August 1984 P018140
Britains most modern coal mine. Comrie Colliery, Cowdenbeath, Scotland. A full train of coal travelling to the pit head, also shows the construction of the roads down the mine. October 1942 P018145
Holding a drill are Harold Gerrans (left), Ivor Thomas (right). On extreme right with beard is Wilfred Becherleg. April 1945 P018210
The tube thumpers. Londons "buskers"- itinerant street musicians - areThe tube thumpers. Londons " buskers" - itinerant street musicians - are going underground. Each day they go down to the maze of tunnels at stations in the underground railway network
A concrete air raid shelter being constructed in Saville Place, Newcastle, to protect the public from air attacks. September 1939