The practice of using young boys down the pits was abolished earlier this century

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The practice of using young boys down the pits was abolished earlier this century

The practice of using young boys down the pits was abolished earlier this century. These young boys were still at school but were taken down a coal mine to learn about the workings of a pit and a miners job.
July 1941

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Media ID 21493808

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Bevin Boys Coal Miners Mining

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