Colliery Collection (page 2)

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

A Blenkinsop Locomotive at a Yorkshire Colliery, 1814, (1945). Creator: Unknown
A Blenkinsop Locomotive at a Yorkshire Colliery, 1814, (1945). Man smoking a pipe, and a Blenkinsop steam locomotive at Middleton colliery near Leeds, West Yorkshire

Manvers Main coke ovens, Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. Photograph taken for a cover image for the NCB Coal Quarterly Magazine

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

Boxing training at Horden Colliery gym, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, 1964. Artist
Boxing training at Horden Colliery gym, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, 1964. Some youths get some training in the noble art at the training gym provided by the National Coal Board at Horden Colliery

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

Volunteer going to retrieve bodies in the Gresford Colliery disaster, Wales, 1935. A man with a gas mask recieving last-minute instructions

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

An Early Colliery Locomotive, c1930. Creator: Unknown
An Early Colliery Locomotive, c1930. From " The Splendid Book of Locomotives", by C. Gibbard Jackson. [Sampson Low, Marston Co Ltd London, c1930]

Hoyland Silkstone Collieries, Yorkshire, c1896. Artist: Warner Gothard
Hoyland Silkstone Collieries, Yorkshire, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

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

A Bedford 7 ton tipper being loaded at Rossington Colliery, near Doncaster, 1963
Bedford 7 ton tipper being loaded at Rossington Colliery, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1963. The 6 and 7-ton trucks came with either petrol or diesel engines

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

Mitchell Main coal preparation plant, Wombwell, South Yorkshire, 1956. A general view of the coke ovens area at the Mitchell Main plant

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

Pneumatic Tube Transport system at at Duckmanton Colliery stores near Chesterfield, 1962
Administration staff check stock levels for the stores at Duckmanton Colliery near Chesterfield, 28 December 1962. Comunication was via Capsule Pipelines where the paperwork was sent via

The Stores at Duckmanton Colliery near Chesterfield, 1962. Artist: Michael Walters
A warehouseman checks heavy machinery for the extraction of the coal before being sent underground in the Stores at Duckmanton Colliery near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 28 December 1962

Interior of the pump House at Brookhouse Colliery in South Yorkshire, 13 Dec 1962
Interior of the pump house at Brookhouse Colliery in South Yorkshire, 13 Dec 1962

Construction of the reservoir, Manvers Main Colliery, Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, 1955. A Priestman tracked crane at work during the construction of the reservoir at the colliery

Demolition work Manvers Main colliery, Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, September 1956. Workers demolishing a chimney at the colliery, near Rotherham

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

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