Coal Mine Collection (page 2)

Exiled Convicts Hauling Coal in the Yards of the Due Coal Mine, 1880-1899. Creator: Innokenty Ignatievich Pavlovsky
Exiled Convicts Hauling Coal in the Yards of the Due Coal Mine, 1880-1899. From an album created on Sakhalin Island in the 1890s

Due Coal Mine Alekseevsky Drift, 1880-1899. Creator: Innokenty Ignatievich Pavlovsky
Due Coal Mine Alekseevsky Drift, 1880-1899. From an album created on Sakhalin Island in the 1890s. Sakhalin was used by imperial Russia as a penal colony and place of exile for criminals

At the Saliuktin mines, on the outskirts of Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915
At the Saliuktin (or Salyukta?) mines, on the outskirts of Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Horse-drawn cart in front of snow-covered cliff

The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: view from the railway, taken shortly after... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: view from the railway, taken shortly after the catastrophe, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England

The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: removal of the coffins containing the bodies, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: removal of the coffins containing the bodies, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England

The New Hartley Pit Calamity: the funeral procession leaving Colliery Row for Earsdon... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The New Hartley Pit Calamity: the funeral procession leaving Colliery Row for Earsdon Churchyard, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster of 16 January 1862 was a coal mining accident in Northumberland

Rossington Colliery, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Rossington Colliery, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1964. The main pit head and winding gear at Rossington Colliery. The original owners of the colliery were the Rossington Main Colliery Ltd which was

Bilston Glen Colliery, Midlothian, Scotland, 1960. Artist: Michael Walters
Bilston Glen Colliery, Midlothian, Scotland, 1960. Bilston Glen pit was sunk between 1952 and 1961. It was the scene of violent clashes between striking miners

Woman and a boy working in a coal mine, Bolton, Lancashire, 1848. A woman and boy underground in a coal mine moving a basket containing 3-4 cwt of coal

Whimsey, or engine drawing coal in the Staffordshire collieries, 1886. Machinery for extracting coal. Illustration from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining

The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. William Shields, Master Sinker, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. William Shields, Master Sinker, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England

The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Emerson, Master Sinker, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Emerson, Master Sinker, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England

The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. David Wilkinson, Master Sinker, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. David Wilkinson, Master Sinker, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England

The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Thomas Watson, Pitman, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Thomas Watson, Pitman, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England

The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Coulson, Superintendent of the Exploring Party, 1862 Creator: Unknown
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Coulson, Superintendent of the Exploring Party, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England

The New Hartley Pit Calamity: Gilbert Ward, Esq. M.R.C.S.E. 1862. Creator: Unknown
The New Hartley Pit Calamity: Gilbert Ward, Esq. M.R.C.S.E. 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster of 16 January 1862 was a coal mining accident in Northumberland which resulted in the deaths of 204 men

The New Hartley Pit Calamity: Anthony Davison, Esq. M.R.C.S.E. 1862. Creator: Unknown
The New Hartley Pit Calamity: Anthony Davison, Esq. M.R.C.S.E. 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster of 16 January 1862 was a coal mining accident in Northumberland which resulted in the deaths of 204

The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Robert Turnbull, Pitmen's Deputy, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Robert Turnbull, Pitmen's Deputy, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England

"To The Rescue"-- An Episode of a Colliery Disaster, 1886. Creator: Unknown
" To The Rescue" -- An Episode of a Colliery Disaster, 1886. From " The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

The Disastrous Colliery Explosion at Llanerch, Monmouthshire; General view of the Works... 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Disastrous Colliery Explosion at Llanerch, Monmouthshire; General view of the Works just after the explosion, 1890

The Widows of Courrieres, 1909. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
The Widows of Courrieres, 1909

Two Spouted Torch, c. 1942. Creator: William Frank
Two Spouted Torch, c. 1942

Coal Mines, Monceau, France, 1911. Creator: Joseph Pennell
Coal Mines, Monceau, France, 1911

The Coal Mine, 1916. Creator: Joseph Pennell
The Coal Mine, 1916

Coal Breaker on the River, 1910. Creator: Joseph Pennell
Coal Breaker on the River, 1910

Haswell Colliery explosion - burial of the dead, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Haswell Colliery explosion - burial of the dead, 1844. On 28 September 1844, 95 men and boys were killed in an explosion at Haswell Colliery in County Durham

Haswell Colliery - the scene of the late awful explosion, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Haswell Colliery - the scene of the late awful explosion, 1844. On 28 September 1844, 95 men and boys were killed in an explosion at Haswell Colliery in County Durham

Scenes on the North Branch of the Susquehanna, 1874. Creator: James H. Richardson
Scenes on the North Branch of the Susquehanna, 1874....the furnace on Hunlocks Creek, Nanticoke ferry, Danville, the hemlock-gatherers, the stone-quarry, etc

Firedamp explosion, 1932. Creator: Unknown
Firedamp explosion, 1932. Coup de Grisou. On 9 December 1932, 7 miners were killed in an explosion at Cortonwood Colliery in South Yorkshire. An 8th man died later

Rowland Hill preaching to the colliers of Kingswood, Bristol, c1772 (c1890). Creator: Unknown
Rowland Hill preaching to the colliers of Kingswood, Bristol, c1772 (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol

Unselfconscious Heroes Who Toil in Dangers Face, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

A Colliery Winding Engine, c1864-1930. Artist: Anna Lea Merritt
A Colliery Winding Engine, c1864-1930

Blenkinsop steam locomotive at Middleton colliery near Leeds, West Yorkshire, 1814. From Costume of Yorkshire by George Walker, 1814

Top of a Coal Mine, 1910. From The British Isles in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. D.Lit. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1910]

The stores at Bestwood Colliery, North Nottinghamshire, 13th July 1962
The stores at Bestwood Colliery, North Nottinghamshire, showing some of the supplies required to keep a busy pit running smoothly, 13th July 1962

Warehouseman checking stock in the stores at Bestwood Colliery, North Nottinghamshire, 1962
A warehouseman checking the stock in the stores at Bestwood Colliery, North Nottinghamshire, 13th July 1962

Warehouseman loading a fork lift truck in the stores, Bestwood Colliery, Nottinghamshire, 1962
Warehouseman loading a fork lift truck in the stores at Bestwood Colliery, North Nottinghamshire, 13th July 1962. On the pallet can be seen the traditional pit helmet which was essential for

The pit head and offices at Ollerton Colliery, North Nottinghanshire, 11 July 1962

Manvers Main Colliery, Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Manvers Main Colliery, Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. Taken for a cover image for the NCB Coal Quarterly Magazine

The downcast koepe tower at Cotgrave Colliery, Nottinghamshire, 1963. The downcast koepe tower nearing completion at Cotgrave Colliery in 1963

Cotgrave Colliery, Nottinghamshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Cotgrave Colliery, Nottinghamshire, 1963. Cotgrave Colliery opened in 1963 and was worked for only thirty years until is finaly closed in 1993

The downcast headgear at Clipstone Colliery, Nottinghamshire, 1963. The original shafts of Clipstone Colliery in Mansfield were sunk in 1922 to give access to the top hard seam

The headgear at Clipstone Colliery, Nottinghamshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
The headgear at Clipstone Colliery, Nottinghamshire, 1963. The original shafts of Clipstone Colliery in Mansfield were sunk in 1922 to give access to the top hard seam

Refurbishment work, Mosley Common Colliery, Lancashire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Refurbishment work, Mosley Common Colliery, Lancashire, 1963. Civil engineers at work securing the steel reinforcement on the substructure of the dirt conveyor during the refurbishment of Mosley

Pit ponies, South Yorkshire, 1967. Artist: Michael Walters
Pit ponies, South Yorkshire, 1967. In 1913 there were 70, 000 pit ponies at work in Britain, according to government statistics

The heapstead at Kadeby Colliery, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1956. The heapstead showing the top of the winding gear

Comunications, a miner from Bevercotes Colliery, Nottinghamshire, 1967. A miner talks on the on the underground telephone

The Big A, Hem Heath Colliery, Trentham, Staffordshire, 1960. Artist: Michael Walters
The Big A, Hem Heath Colliery, Trentham, Staffordshire, 1960. A view of the headgear of no 2 shaft, known as the Big A due to its distinctive shape

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