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Introduction:
Coal Mining 150 Years Ago
A
Day in the Life of a Miner
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Fireboss
Jobs
Underground
Stables
Introduction:
Open-Pit Mining Today
Mining
Transporting
Coal to the Market
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Morning
The underground mines are quite cool and very, very dirty so first
things first, you have to put on some proper clothes to keep you
clean, safe and warm. You’ll need this warm flannel shirt
and a pair of long pants. All of the clothes that miners wear
are dark colors because mining is very dirty work. Make sure that
you lace these sturdy hobnailed boots up tight and put on a cloth
cap to keep your head warm and allow you to clip on your miners'
lamp. There, now you look just the same as every other miner who
goes underground. Oh, and don’t forget to grab your lunch
bucket. Let’s go to work!3
"Coal miners, ca. 1900."
P31 courtesy of FDHS
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