Coal Miner Collection (page 5)

Boy pushing a truck loaded with coal from the coal face to the bottom of the pit shaft, c1848. On the right of the picture squats a smaller boy, the trapper

Rail mounted coal cutting machine, 1864. This was powered by compressed air produced by a steam engine at the pithead

Georgius Agricola, 16th century German physician, mineralogist and metallurgist. Agricola (christened Georg Bauer) (1494-1555) was the author of De re metallica

Rock Salt: Miners at work in salt mine near Cracow, Poland, c1820. Not all the salt is excavated, some pillars being left to support the roof of the mine

Discovery of iguanodon fossils, Bernissart, Belgium, 1878 (c1880). 39 skeletons of the herbivorous dinosaur were discovered in a coal mine by Jules Creteur and his workmates

Aftermath of a mining accident, Montceau-les-Mines, France, 1895. Pit-head scene showing the reactions of friends and relatives as victims of a fire-damp (mainly Methane)

Coal mining accident, Courrieres Mines, Pas-de-Calais, France, 1906. Anxious friends and relatives wait at the pit-head while bodies of the victims who died when the roof fell in are brought to

Coal miners trapped underground by a roof fall, Courrieres Mines, Pas-de-Calais, France, 1906. The miners survived by eating carrots and oats they found in the pit pony stables

Miners blasting, 1879. The men are sheltering behind rocks as the dynamite charge they have set is detonated. (Paris, 1879)

Underground scene in a coal mine, 1860. Full baskets (corves) of coal being loaded on a tram wagon using a crane. Pit ponies were used to haul coal underground

Bottom of a pit shaft in a coal mine with a train of loaded wagons, 1860
Bottom of a pit shaft in a coal mine with a train of loaded wagons waiting to be hoisted to the surface, 1860. The coal wagons have flanged wheels

Pity Deputy tests for gas using Davy Safety Lamp before shotfiring

Young miner at home in the evening by a coal fire

Pit Pony pulling truck
Pit Pony pulling a truck with pit props

Coal miner at pit head

Coal miner collecting his lamp in the lamp room before going on his shift

Loading coal onto a conveyer

Sectional view of a German mine, 1556
Sectional view of a German mine showing the method of sinking shafts and driving horizontal galleries, 1556. A windlass is used to raise and lower men, materials and spoil

Gold Mining in California, 1849 (1871). Artist: Currier and Ives
Gold Mining in California, 1849 (1871). Scenes of the 1849 Californian Gold Rush showing cradling, panning, washing with a long tom and hydraulic mining

Miners washing for gold in the Californian gold fields, 1853. The apparatus they are using is called a Long Tom. The discovery of gold in 1848 led to mass immigration into California

Prospectors on their way to the Californian gold fields, 1853. Hopefuls off to the Californian gold fields with their belongings and equipment loaded on their horses and carrying pistols and a rifle

Mining prospector in the Californian gold fields, 1853. The discovery of gold in 1848 led to mass immigration into California

Miners in the Californian gold fields relaxing in their log cabin at night, 1853. The discovery of gold in 1848 led to mass immigration into California

Californian gold miners, c1880. Miners in the Californian gold fields inspecting the result of their digging by the light of a camp fire

Gold mining, California, USA, c1868. Miners using a hydraulic method invented in California, washing down gold-bearing ore with a jet of water

The Californian Balloon Railway, a novel way of travelling to the Californian Gold Rush, 1849. A prospector riding on the back of a large bird, flying towards California

Boy putter dragging a sledge of coal along a narrow seam, South Wales, 1848. From A Treatise on the Winning and Working of Collieries by Matthias Dunn. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1848)

A firedamp explosion, France, 1892. Artist: F Meaulle
A firedamp explosion in a French coal mine, France, 1892. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 2nd April 1892

Miner pushing a trolley from a mine entrance, 1508. A miner wearing a traditional belted tunic and hood and collar, pushing a trolley filled with material. From Margarita Philosophica. (Basle, 1508)

A strike in Paris, 1898. Artist: Henri Meyer
A strike in Paris, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 23rd October 1898

Felix Faure, President of the Republic, in the Mines at Lens, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
Felix Faure, President of the Republic, in the Mines at Lens, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 11th December 1898

Waterfall gold mine, Boorara, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 1896. The town of Kalgoorlie grew up after gold was discovered in the area in June 1893

Rolling mill and forge powered by hot gases from a furnace, 1629. An idea proposed by Giovanni Branca in Le Machine. (Rome, 1629)

Sectional view of a mine showing shafts and galleries, 1556. At the surface of each shaft is a winch or windlass for raising and lowering loads

Reversible hoist for raising leather buckets from a mine shaft, 1556
Reversible hoist for raising leather buckets from a mine shaft powered by an overshot water wheel, 1556. A man in a hut at O opens and shuts water races to stop and start a double row of buckets

Crushing gold bearing ores in mills similar in principle to flour mills, 1556. At bottom left goats in a treadmill produce horizontal power which is transferred to a mill (A)

Washing for tin, 1556. After digging out a substantial amount, miners would alter the course of the stream, washing away light material and leaving tin-bearing ore

Mining, 1550. In the foreground ore is being broken up with a hammer, while in the background a man is wheeling a truck full of ore out of the mine on a track with wooden rails

The Miner, 16th century. Artist: Jost Amman
The Miner, 16th century. In the background a man is working at a rockface, while another wheels a trolley out of the mine

Woman carrying a load of coal up a turnpike spiral stair, Scottish, 1848
Woman carrying a load of coal up a turnpike spiral stair, Scottish. From Matthias Dunn A Treatise on the Winning and Working of Collieries, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1848. Engraving

Women workers hauling coal to the surface up a ladder. Leading woman has lost her load and the woman following is in danger of being hurt buy falling coal and and falling off the ladder

Women climbing ladders to carry coal up a mineshaft, Scotland, early 19th century. From L. Simonin Mines and Miners, London, c1865. Wood engraving

Zulu boys working at De Beers diamond mines, Kimberley, South Africa, c1885. In 1887 and 1888 Cecil Rhodes amalgamated the diamond mines around Kimberley, which included De Beers

Basuto miners in De Beers diamond mines, Kimberley, South Africa, c1885. In 1887 and 1888 Cecil Rhodes amalgamated the diamond mines around Kimberley, which included De Beers, into Consolidated Mines

Diamond mine, Kimberley, South Africa, 1896. In 1887 and 1888 Cecil Rhodes amalgamated the diamond mines around Kimberley, which included De Beers, into Consolidated Mines. From The World of Wonders

De Kaap goldfields, Transvaal, South Africa, 1887. Water-powered stamping mill for crushing ore: Caledonian Mining Company. From The Illustrated London News. (London, 1887)

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