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COAL MINING EMPLOYMENT TRAILER

Coal Mining Employment Trailer (1947)

Great film to encourage men to take up jobs in the newly...

GAS COMPANY

Gas Company (1947)

Footage of gas works factory in operation.

BARGE INTO LOCK HORSE DRAWN

Barge Into Lock Horse Drawn (1946)

A coal barge passes through a lock on canal.

COAL MINING

Coal Mining (1972)

Footage of miners at work.

COAL STOPPAGE COMPLETE?

Coal Stoppage Complete? (1931)

A strike in the South Wales coal field brings mining to a halt.

A BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY!

A Busman's Holiday! (1931)

Out of work miners try to gather fuel for their homes from colliery slag...

UNEMPLOYED COAL MINERS

Unemployed Coal Miners (1928)

Unemployed miners seem to be helping themselves to a few sacks of coal.

 

 

IDLE PITS EVERYWHERE long version

Idle Pits Everywhere Long Version (1926)

Shots of deserted collieries abandoned by miners taking part...

IDLE PITS EVERYWHERE short version

Idle Pits Everywhere Short Version (1926)

Shots of deserted collieries abandoned by miners taking...

COAL MINE

Coal Mine (1932)

Miners working at Bestwood coal mine, Nottingham.

COAL MINE

Coal Mine (1932)

Miners working at Bestwood coal mine, Nottingham.

MINERS

Miners (1944)

Bevin Boys conscripted to coal mines prepare for work.

SOUTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE MINERS TRAINING

South Nottinghamshire Miners Training (1946)

Boys being trained to be miners.

ONE MAN COAL MINE

One Man Coal Mine (1947)

A man works in a small coal mine at the bottom of his garden.

WORKING COLLIERY

Working Colliery (1947)

Good footage of coal mining in progress at colliery in Stobswood,...

POLISH COAL WORKERS

Polish Coal Workers (1948)

Polish coal miners at work.

COAL TRUCKS

Coal Trucks (1958)

Coal trucks passing, workmen filling sacks, coal stacks.

YANOVSKY HYDRAULIC COLLIERY

Yanovsky Hydraulic Colliery (1960)

Coal washed away with water to be sent up to surface & piped to the...

PIT PONIES STILL GOING STRONG DOWN UNDER - AUSTRALIA

Pit Ponies Still Going Strong Down Under - Australia (1965)

Pit ponies at work.

APPEAL NOT TO WASTE COAL

Appeal Not To Waste Coal (1948)

Emanuel Shinwell appeals to people to avoid wasting coal.

WHIPPET RACING  Dublin issue

Whippet Racing Dublin Issue (1941)

Coal miners racing Whippets, crowds and bookies watch.

MY NEW COAL PLANS SHINWELL

My New Coal Plans Shinwell (1946)

Minister for fuel and power, Emanuel Shinwell, makes his case for...

COAL BOARD TURNS TEACHER

Coal Board Turns Teacher (1948)

Men from continental Europe coming to England to work in mines.

BELGIUM - COAL STRIKERS RIOT

Belgium - Coal Strikers Riot (1959)

Mine strikers in Belgium gather at idle pit-head for meeting.

COKE MAKING

Coke Making (1948)

Coke production in Beckton works, London.

OPEN CAST COAL MINING NEAR LEEDS

Open Cast Coal Mining Near Leeds (1947)

Large scale opencast mining may help with the fuel crisis.

RUHR STEPS UP COAL AND STEEL PRODUCTION

Ruhr Steps Up Coal And Steel Production (1949)

Good footage of coal mining and steel making. Ruhr...

PUMPING STATION CLOSES

Pumping Station Closes (1963)

Old pumping station closes in Sydney for new electric one to be...

OPEN CAST MINING IN RUMANIA

Open Cast Mining In Rumania (1969)

Rumanian mines at work.

MODERN METHODS AT BEVERCOTES COLLIERY

Modern Methods At Bevercotes Colliery (1965)

Wagons being loaded with coal by modern methods at...

IDLE PIT HEADS DURING MINERS STRIKE

Idle Pit Heads During Miners Strike (1965)

Miners strike in Abercynon, Wales.

BARRY  SOUTH  WALES.

Barry South Wales. (1948)

General views of dock activity.

BLACK DIAMONDS

Black Diamonds (1932)

Good footage of a working coal mine in Bestwood, Nottingham.

THE SUPER SCOOP

The Super Scoop (1935)

Brief item about a massive machine used for scooping coal from the ground in...

SOLDIER MINERS

Soldier Miners (1943)

Canadian miners in armed services volunteered to go back into pits.

NEW GAS DRIVEN BUS aka PERTH

New Gas Driven Bus AKA Perth (1937)

New bus that is powered by coal converted into gas.

SEEING FOR HIMSELF

Seeing For Himself (1929)

Alderman Ben Turner inspects coal mine at Barmborough as part of his tour of...

CITY MEN AS STOKERS

City Men As Stokers (1926)

Civilian volunteers maintain gas supply during strike at Mill Hill Gas Works....

WALES

Wales (1946)

Miners' representatives listen to an address by Fuel Minister Emanuel Shinwell. Cardiff.

COAL CRISIS

Coal Crisis (1920)

Welsh miners cast their votes in a strike ballot, they are demanding a reduction in...

"Aquitania" Converted (1919)

The "Aquitania" in dock during a conversion from coal to oil burning; and...

BIG COKE PLANT FOR S. WALES

Big Coke Plant For S. Wales (1951)

Massive coke plant in Nantgarw, South Wales is opened for...

COAL TRUCKS

Coal Trucks (1948)

Volunteers from local cricket team help to clear coal from railway sidings and get it...

RUSSIAN COAL MINE

Russian Coal Mine (1942)

Soviet miners work extra hard to supply coal for their troops fighting the...

OPEN CAST MINING

Open Cast Mining (1947)

Item showing open cast mining at Temple Newsam near Leeds, Yorkshire.

GENERAL CLAY AND ROBERTSON IN RUHR

General Clay And Robertson In Ruhr (1948)

General Lucius Clay and Brian Robertson on visit to the...

FRENCH COAL STRIKE

French Coal Strike (1948)

Footage of Rouen in docks in France.

FRENCH COAL STRIKE

French Coal Strike (1948)

French coal strike at St. Etienne in France.

END OF FRENCH COAL STRIKE

End Of French Coal Strike (1948)

Coal miners return to work at end of strike - Monceau-les-Mines,...

FUEL CRISIS - UK

Fuel Crisis - UK (1947)

Shots of the exterior of Battersea power station with heaps of coal around.