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Collapse COL - Collieries: photographs of collieries, workmen and rescue teamsCOL - Collieries: photographs of collieries, workmen and rescue teams
1 - Aberaman Colliery: photographs of pit ponies during miners fortnight holiday [2 duplicates]
2 - Abercarn Colliery: photograph of the pit head
3 - Abercarn Colliery: printed sketch of aftermath of explosion in September 1878
4 - Abercrave Colliery: photograph of last day
5 - Abercrave Colliery: photographs of official opening of the pit-head baths
6 - Abernant Colliery: informal photograph of officials at the opening
7 - Albion Colliery: photograph of Mr Gray standing next to winding machinery
8 - Albion Colliery: formal photograph of workmen and officials
9 - Albion Colliery: photograph of a view of Albion Collieries
10 - Ammanford Colliery: postcard view of the colliery and coal ready to be transported by rail
11 - Ammanford Colliery: colliers and workmen standing in a group in front of coal trucks
12 - Bargoed Colliery: postcard of view of Bargoed Colliery and Bargoed
13 - Blaenant Colliery: photographs of Blaenant Colliery and surrounding area
14 - Brynhenllys Colliery: photograph of workmen and officials
15 - Brynhenllys Colliery: photograph of workmen and officials
16 - Bynmenin Collieries: photograph of members of Brynmenin Collieries Rescue Association
17 - Brynteg Colliery: formal photograph of miners with their lamps after a shift
18 - Brynwyth Colliery: photograph of a haulier and a pit pony at the pit-head
19 - Caernewydd Colliery: formal photograph of miners and collier boys before a shift
20 - Calverton Colliery, Nottingham, England: photograph of pit ponies in their stables
21 - Calverton Colliery, Nottingham, England: photographs of stables
22 - Cambrian Navigation Colliery: informal photograph of dignitaries at the ceremony to cut the first sod of the Cambrian Colliery No 4 pit
23 - Cambrian Navigation Colliery: postcard of the Cambrian Trust Collieries
24 - Cambrian Navigation Colliery: photograph of last shift at the Cambrian Colliery
25 - Cawdor Colliery: formal photograph of group of miners and colliers boys sitting on the ground holding their safety lamps
26 - Cefn Coed Colliery: formal photograph of winding enginemen arranged around the winding gear
27 - Celynen South Colliery: photographs of workmen
28 - Clydach Merthyr Colliery: photograph of Ambulance Division
29 - Coegnant Colliery: photograph of the colliery
30 - Comrie Colliery, Perth, Scotland: photograph of a view of Comrie Colliery workings from the pithead gear, showing empty trucks waiting to be loaded
31 - Crynant Colliery: photograph of hauliers, workmen and pit ponies
32 - Cwmllynfell Colliery: photograph of a new development heading in the lower vein
33 - Cwmllynfell Colliery: photograph of a view of colliery on the day of its closure
34 - Cwmmawr Colliery: informal photograph of workmen outside the pit
35 - Cymmer Colliery: photograph of the south view of the colliery
36 - Darren Colliery: photograph of the colliery, workers including a group of women can be seen standing in the yard
37 - Dulais Higher Colliery: photograph of a view of the colliery, coal can be seen in trucks ready to be transported
38 - Dunraven Colliery: view of colliery as the first coal from the morning shift is brought to the surface
39 - Eastern Colliery: photograph of the colliery below the Waun Mountain [duplicates]
40 - Elliots Colliery: postcard of a view of colliery and residential houses in the background
41 - Fernhill Colliery: photographs of views of Fernhill Colliery after its closure and when left deserted
42 - Fernhill Colliery: photographs of views of Fernhill Colliery and the village of Blaenrhondda
43 - Fforchaman Colliery: portrait photograph of miner underground
44 - Fforchaman Colliery: photograph of the official opening of the pit-head baths
45 - Fforchaman Colliery: photograph of the children and organisers of the colliery's children's Christmas party
46 - Garngoch Colliery: photograph of illuminated address from the workmen of Garngoch No3 Colliery to Howel Walter Samuel
47 - Garngoch Colliery: photograph of miners, workmen and officials of Garngoch No 3 Colliery [duplicates]
48 - Glamorgan Colliery: informal photograph of group of workmen and colliers boys outside the colliery, taking home their tools
49 - Glamorgan Colliery: photograph of people who attended Glamorgan Colliery ambulance and home nursing classes
50 - Glamorgan Colliery: formal photograph of members of the Workmens Committee outside a building
51 - Great Mountain Colliery: photograph of Great Mountain Safety Team being presented with a trophy at a presentation dinner
52 - Lady Windsor Colliery: photographs from Ministry of Information film made during World War II depicting accident at Lady Windsor Colliery
53 - Lady Windsor Colliery: photograph of the pit-head baths' buildings
54 - Lewis Merthyr Colliery: postcard showing view of the colliery
55 - Llwyn-on [Llwynon] Colliery: formal photograph of miners, colliers boys and workmen holding their work tools
56 - Llwynypia Colliery: formal photograph of workmen holding work tools at Llwynypia Colliery Blacksmith Shop
57 - Main Colliery: photograph of a view of the colliery
58 - Main Colliery: postcard depicting a view of the No 1 Main Colliery
59 - Maindy Ocean Colliery: photograph of a view of the colliery below the Maindy Mountain [duplicates]
60 - Maerdy Collieries: photograph of the view of the collieries [poor condition]
61 - Maerdy Collieries: postcard of a view of the Maerdy Collieries No. 3 and No. 4 pits
62 - Maerdy Collieries: photograph of group of miners and workmen with first tram of coal risen at Bwllfa No 2 Colliery [Mardy]
63 - Markham Colliery: photograph of the sinking of the colliery
64 - McLaren No 1 Colliery: photograph of view of colliery
65 - Milfraen Colliery: photographs of the colliery during the Milfraen Disaster
66 - Mynydd Newydd Colliery: formal photograph of members of Mynydd Newydd Colliery Rescue Team, wearing breathing apparatus
67 - Nantgarw Colliery: views of an existing roadway with the mesh secured to laggings and a divisional training tunnel prior to spraying and after spraying
68 - Nantwen Colliery: photograph of Assistant Instructor, Superintendent and members of Nantwen No 2 Bedlinog Rescue Brigade
69 - Naval Colliery: photograph of a view of the Colliery prior to its closure
70 - New Tredegar Colliery: postcard of view of the Colliery with rows of houses in the background
71 - Oakdale Navigation Colliery: postcard of a view of Ty-Melin site before the colliery was built
72 - Oakdale Navigation Colliery: postcard of view of colliery, including railways lines
73 - Onllwyn Colliery: photograph of a general view of Onllwyn No 1 Colliery with Half Way Inn (slope) in background
74 - Onllwyn Colliery: photograph of a miner standing on top of Mclean tip, Onllwyn No 3 Colliery
75 - Onllwyn Colliery: photograph taken at the centenary ceremony of Griffith Johns birth (missionary to China).
76 - Onllwyn Colliery: photographs of group of miners collecting wood at Onllwyn No 3 Colliery
77 - Pantyffynon Colliery: photograph of metal badges
78 - Penallta Colliery: photograph of drawings of the colliery
79 - Penybont Colliery: photograph of the view of the colliery, houses of Abertillery in the background
80 - Pochin Colliery: photograph of general view of Pochin Colliery from a nearby mountain
81 - Pochin Colliery: photograph of colliers at the end of a shift entering Pochin train for Tredegar
82 - Pwllbach Colliery: photograph of blacksmith, workers and children in the yard [duplicates and inverse]
83 - Pyle Colliery: photograph of the winding house of Pyle pit after it's closure
84 - Rock Colliery: formal photograph of members of Rock Colliery Ambulance Team with trophy at the Rhyl National Eisteddfod
85 - Seven Sisters Colliery: photograph of group of miners and officials in the yard, beneath the winding gear
86 - Seven Sisters Colliery: photograph of a view of the colliery as seen in 'Silent Village' an anti-nazi film made with the co-operation of the South Wales Miners Federation
87 - Seven Sisters Colliery: photographs of views of the colliery from two different directions
88 - Six Bells Colliery: photograph of a view of the colliery with houses of Abertillery in the background
89 - St Johns Colliery: photograph of a group of sinkers, officials and workmen at the time of the sinking of the colliery
90 - Tirbach Colliery: list of names and a photograph of workers and officials in the yard
91 - Tower Colliery: photographs of scene after an accident at the colliery, showing miners, families and friends waiting for news at the pit-head
92 - Tymawr Colliery: photograph of the winding engine
93 - United National Colliery: postcard of view of the colliery, showing Wattstown in the background
94 - Universal Colliery: photograph of the view of the colliery before the explosion in 1913
95 - Universal Colliery: photograph of the view of the pit-head after the explosion in 1913, showing miners and officials waiting for news
96 - Wyllie Colliery: photograph of the sinking of the colliery, showing workmen and officials standing around the area of development
97 - Wyndham Colliery: formal photograph of members and officials of rescue team wearing their breathing apparatus
98 - Ynyscedwyn Colliery: formal photograph of miners and workmen in front of the winding gear
99 - Ynyscedwyn Colliery: photographs of Llew Jones and another unidentified man underground using a drill, bow and stand
100 - Colliery rescue teams: formal photograph of members and officials of rescue team wearing with breathing apparatus and working tools
101 - Colliery rescue teams: formal photograph of members and officials of rescue team wearing with breathing apparatus and working tools
102 - Colliery rescue teams: formal photograph of members and officials of rescue team wearing with breathing apparatus and working tools
103 - Colliery rescue teams: formal photograph of members and officials of rescue team wearing with breathing apparatus and working tools
104 - Colliery rescue teams: photograph of members of Hills Plymouth Collieries No 2 Rescue Brigade with breathing apparatus and working equipment
105 - Colliery rescue teams: formal photograph of members and officials of rescue team wearing with breathing apparatus and working tools
106 - Colliery rescue teams: photograph of members of Swansea District Collieries Rescue Association wearing their breathing apparatus, with rescue association vehicle in background
107 - Colliery rescue teams: photograph of silver-gilt key presented to the late Sir Evan Williams (first chairman of the Swansea District Collieries Rescue Association) on opening the new station, 7 Nov 1911
108 - General collieries: postcards depicting a South Wales Colliery, showing working underground, the stables, and miners going up to the surface in the cage
109 - General collieries: postcards showing miners working underground, reproduced with original captions from a collection of glass lantern slides
110 - International collieries: photograph in mine in Czechoslavakia, showing underground train for miners with passengers aboard
111 - International collieries: photograph of two miners demonstrating a technique of hydraulic coal cutting at Yangehuan mine, Shansi Province, China
112 - Unidentified collieries: photograph of a view of an unidentified Colliery [possibly a colliery connected to Park Coal Company who were agent for Norths Navigation Collieries Limited]
113 - Unidentified collieries: photograph of a pit pony hauling a tram of coal [duplicates]
114 - Unidentified collieries: informal group photograph of miners and workmen in colliery yard with pit pony
115 - Unidentified collieries: photograph of two miners working underground with pick and shovel
116 - Unidentified collieries: photographs taken underground, indicating where safety improvements are needed or safety features which are particularly good
117 - Unidentified collieries: photographs of views of unidentified collieries
118 - Unidentified collieries: photograph of a view of a pit submerged at New Tredegar
Expand DIS - Disputes: photographs related to disputes, demonstrations and strikesDIS - Disputes: photographs related to disputes, demonstrations and strikes
Expand ED - South Wales Coalfield Education PhotographsED - South Wales Coalfield Education Photographs
Expand NUM - National Union of Mineworkers (South Wales Area) PhotographsNUM - National Union of Mineworkers (South Wales Area) Photographs

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