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"Unearthing the Riches

Background imageCoal Collection: A Collier on the Thames, 1854. Creator: Unknown

A Collier on the Thames, 1854. Creator: Unknown
A Collier on the Thames, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Background imageCoal Collection: Coal Grate for Fireplace, 1937. Creator: Austin L. Davison

Coal Grate for Fireplace, 1937. Creator: Austin L. Davison
Coal Grate for Fireplace, 1937

Background imageCoal Collection: Mouth of the Harton Coal-Pit, South Shields, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Mouth of the Harton Coal-Pit, South Shields, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Mouth of the Harton Coal-Pit, South Shields, 1854. Mr. Airy['s] grand object was to arrive at the weight of our globe...it being necessary to know this before we can proceed to determine

Background imageCoal Collection: Shanghae, from an original sketch, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Shanghae, from an original sketch, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Shanghae, from an original sketch, 1854. British ships at Shanghai in China. Its fine climate, fertile soil, commanding position, rising wealth and commerce

Background imageCoal Collection: Entrance to the Coal-Mine of Heraclea, on the Black Sea, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Entrance to the Coal-Mine of Heraclea, on the Black Sea, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Entrance to the Coal-Mine of Heraclea, on the Black Sea, 1854. Fuel for allied ships during the Crimean War. The new system of steam-warfare demands an immediate supply of coal...the coal-pits of

Background imageCoal Collection: Coal Barges Unloading (recto); Sketch of a Building (verso), 1872 (recto); n.d. (verso)

Coal Barges Unloading (recto); Sketch of a Building (verso), 1872 (recto); n.d. (verso). Creator: Walter Greaves
Coal Barges Unloading (recto); Sketch of a Building (verso), 1872 (recto); n.d. (verso)

Background imageCoal Collection: Halting Place of a Moldavian Caravan Transporting Coal, Bessarabia, August 5, 1837, 1840

Halting Place of a Moldavian Caravan Transporting Coal, Bessarabia, August 5, 1837, 1840. Creator: Auguste Raffet
Halting Place of a Moldavian Caravan Transporting Coal, Bessarabia, August 5, 1837, 1840

Background imageCoal Collection: Badge and Chain of the Borough of Tynemouth, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Badge and Chain of the Borough of Tynemouth, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Badge and Chain of the Borough of Tynemouth, 1850. The Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the borough of Tynemouth [Tyne & Wear], which was incorporated last year

Background imageCoal Collection: The First Shipment of Coals in the New Sunderland Docks, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The First Shipment of Coals in the New Sunderland Docks, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The First Shipment of Coals in the New Sunderland Docks, [Tyne & Wear], 1850. The entrance to the dock itself is 60 feet wide; the depth of water at the quays will be 20 feet

Background imageCoal Collection: Opening of the New Docks at Sunderland - the Marine Procession, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Opening of the New Docks at Sunderland - the Marine Procession, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the New Docks at Sunderland - the Marine Procession, 1850. The river [Wear] was studded with every variety of craft that human beings could crowd into it'. Taking part were: 1

Background imageCoal Collection: Harriet

Harriet
Karen Smalley

Background imageCoal Collection: Map, South Wales coalfield

Map, South Wales coalfield. 1939

Background imageCoal Collection: Arthur Scargill and his wife Anne at home near Barnsley, Yorkshire, with their dog Ginger

Arthur Scargill and his wife Anne at home near Barnsley, Yorkshire, with their dog Ginger. 19th November 1980

Background imageCoal Collection: Artist Tom McGuinness, a member of the Spennymoor Settlement. Circa 1991

Artist Tom McGuinness, a member of the Spennymoor Settlement. Circa 1991

Background imageCoal Collection: Norman Cornish, the miner-artist from Spennymoor, who still works underground at the Dean

Norman Cornish, the miner-artist from Spennymoor, who still works underground at the Dean and Chapter Colliery, will be having an exhibition of his paintings

Background imageCoal Collection: A housewife, cigarette dangling from her lips, nonchalantly wheels away a barrowload of

A housewife, cigarette dangling from her lips, nonchalantly wheels away a barrowload of coal, April 1968

Background imageCoal Collection: Miners in the pithead baths following a shift underground at Mosley Common Colliery

Miners in the pithead baths following a shift underground at Mosley Common Colliery Lancashire England, showering after their shift August 1954

Background imageCoal Collection: Mr. Douglas Purser who runs his Ford 1, 600 c. c. Capri on Coal

Mr. Douglas Purser who runs his Ford 1, 600 c. c. Capri on Coal
Mr. Douglas Purser who runs his Ford 1, 600 c.c. Capri on Coal, is pictured shovelling anthracite into the burner. February 1975 75-01164

Background imageCoal Collection: Miner at coal face -2

Miner at coal face -2
Coal miner working underground at the coalface of Acres Nook private coal mine, near, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire England. The mine closed in 1991. First published The Sunday Correspondent Date: 1990

Background imageCoal Collection: Coal mining terraced houses at Tredegar, South Wales

Coal mining terraced houses at Tredegar, South Wales
Rows of terraced, working class houses on a winter hillside in Tredegar, South Wales. First published in The Sunday Times in 1988. 1988

Background imageCoal Collection: The Sprays, Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

The Sprays, Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Date: circa 1905

Background imageCoal Collection: Coal vase

Coal vase
Japanned coal vase made from lacquered tin plate with gilding and painted floral decoration on the lid, cast iron claw feet and iron lion mask handles, with a removable tin-plate liner

Background imageCoal Collection: Royal Proclamation of King Charles III, 1780, privileges of the Crown to the vassals

Royal Proclamation of King Charles III, 1780, privileges of the Crown to the vassals engaged in the farming and coal mining, developed by Antonio Fernandez

Background imageCoal Collection: Coal Mines in Southern West Virginia, USA in 2022

Coal Mines in Southern West Virginia, USA in 2022
Color satellite image of coal mines in southern West Virginia, USA in 2022

Background imageCoal Collection: Coal Mines in Southern West Virginia, USA in 1984

Coal Mines in Southern West Virginia, USA in 1984
Color satellite image of coal mines in Southern West Virginia, USA in 1984

Background imageCoal Collection: Coal Mines in Southern West Virginia, USA in 1984 and 2022

Coal Mines in Southern West Virginia, USA in 1984 and 2022
Color satellite image of coal mines in Southern West Virginia, USA in 1984 and 2022

Background imageCoal Collection: North Antelope Rochelle coal mine in 1984 and 2022

North Antelope Rochelle coal mine in 1984 and 2022
Color satellite image of North Antelope Rochelle Mine in 1984 and 2022. Located in Campbell County, Wyoming, USA, it is the largest coal mine in the world

Background imageCoal Collection: North Antelope Rochelle Mine, Wyoming, USA in 2022

North Antelope Rochelle Mine, Wyoming, USA in 2022
Color satellite image of North Antelope Rochelle Mine in 2022. Located in Campbell County, Wyoming, USA, it is the largest coal mine in the world

Background imageCoal Collection: North Antelope Rochelle coal mine in 1984

North Antelope Rochelle coal mine in 1984
Color satellite image of Campbell County, Wyoming, USA in 1984. The image shows the area at the beginning of the North Antelope Mine which opened in 1983, and the Rochelle Mine which opened in 1984

Background imageCoal Collection: A coal seam can be seen in the rock along the highway in Partridge

A coal seam can be seen in the rock along the highway in Partridge, Kentucky, U.S. August 13, 2019. Picture taken on August 13, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller

Background imageCoal Collection: A band of coal is visible in the rock layers along the roadside on Black Mountain in

A band of coal is visible in the rock layers along the roadside on Black Mountain in
A band of coal is visible in the rock layers along the roadside on Black Mountain, in Lynch, Kentucky, U.S. August 13, 2019. Picture taken on August 13, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller

Background imageCoal Collection: Hanging Crag 28499_029

Hanging Crag 28499_029
Post Medieval Colliery and shake holes, Hanging Crag, Cumbria, 2013

Background imageCoal Collection: Gairs Colliery 28499_025

Gairs Colliery 28499_025
Former Gairs Colliery with adits, spoil heaps, tramway and ruins of one building, Hanging Crag, Cumbria, 2013

Background imageCoal Collection: Gairs Colliery 28499_019

Gairs Colliery 28499_019
Former Gairs Colliery with adits, spoil heaps, tramway and ruins of one building, Hanging Crag, Cumbria, 2013

Background imageCoal Collection: Danebower Colliery 28491_043

Danebower Colliery 28491_043
Danebower Colliery Ventilation Chimney, Cheshire East, 2013

Background imageCoal Collection: Fjellrev

Fjellrev
Giovanni Venier

Background imageCoal Collection: Venetian costumes and masks: charcoal

Venetian costumes and masks: charcoal
3569349 Venetian costumes and masks: charcoal by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Venice 1860 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Background imageCoal Collection: Rhode Island, Newport, Gurney's Newport Resort, Fire pit on deck

Rhode Island, Newport, Gurney's Newport Resort, Fire pit on deck

Background imageCoal Collection: The coalman from Les Cris de Paris, 1823-25 (litho)

The coalman from Les Cris de Paris, 1823-25 (litho)
7440979 The coalman from Les Cris de Paris, 1823-25 (litho) by Vernet, Carle (1758-1836); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: By Carle Vernet)

Background imageCoal Collection: Brighton Beach with a Rainbow: Colliers Unloading, c.1792 (watercolour on paper)

Brighton Beach with a Rainbow: Colliers Unloading, c.1792 (watercolour on paper)
7528530 Brighton Beach with a Rainbow: Colliers Unloading, c.1792 (watercolour on paper) by Constable, John (1776-1837); 25.5x17 cm; Gallery Oldham

Background imageCoal Collection: Coal in Wales at Glyn pit, England, 1865 (engraving)

Coal in Wales at Glyn pit, England, 1865 (engraving)
JAB4120183 Coal in Wales at Glyn pit, England, 1865 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Coal in Wales at Glyn pit, England)

Background imageCoal Collection: Underground Miners, Dolcoath, Cornwall, 1893 (b/w photo)

Underground Miners, Dolcoath, Cornwall, 1893 (b/w photo)
NGW311349 Underground Miners, Dolcoath, Cornwall, 1893 (b/w photo) by Burrow, John Charles (1852-1914); National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Background imageCoal Collection: Blaenavon Ironworks (engraving)

Blaenavon Ironworks (engraving)
NGW311317 Blaenavon Ironworks (engraving) by Hoare, Richard Colt (1758-1838) (after); National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Background imageCoal Collection: The Distribution of Coals (w/c & bodycolour on paper)

The Distribution of Coals (w/c & bodycolour on paper)
NGW387986 The Distribution of Coals (w/c & bodycolour on paper) by Foster, Myles Birket (1825-99); 17.2x24.5 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Background imageCoal Collection: Underground Miners, Dolcoath, Cornwall, 1893 (b/w photo)

Underground Miners, Dolcoath, Cornwall, 1893 (b/w photo)
NGW311347 Underground Miners, Dolcoath, Cornwall, 1893 (b/w photo) by Burrow, John Charles (1852-1914); National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Background imageCoal Collection: High angle view of empty dirt roads at open-pit coal mine, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia

High angle view of empty dirt roads at open-pit coal mine, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Horizontal, Brown, Cliff, Coal, Coal Mine, Color Image, Day, Dirt Road, Empty, Fuel And Power Generation, Geology, High Angle View, Industry, Mine, Mining, No People, Open-Pit Mine, Outdoors

Background imageCoal Collection: Loco No. 5311 Approaching Stratford on Avon, 1959

Loco No. 5311 Approaching Stratford on Avon, 1959
A view of locomotive number 5311 approaching Stratford on Avons running loop on 29th August 1959 loaded with coal wagons. Gas silos can be seen lining the side of the railway

Background imageCoal Collection: Lightning strike over South Africa's largest coal processing plant

Lightning strike over South Africa's largest coal processing plant. Sasol, Mpumalanga, South Africa, November, 2016



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"Unearthing the Riches: A Journey Through Coal's Legacy" Step back in time and witness the indomitable spirit miners as they ascend from the depths of South Wales' shaft lifts. Their unwavering determination fueled an entire industry, shaping towns like Sheffield into bustling hubs of progress. In 1797, W. Fairbank meticulously mapped out Sheffield's intricate layout, showcasing how coal became intertwined with its very foundations. Engraved by Thomas Harris, this plan serves as a testament to the pivotal role that coal played in shaping Yorkshire's history. Venturing further underground, we find ourselves amidst the grit and sweat of miners working at the coalface in South Wales. These brave souls risked their lives daily to extract this black gold that powered nations and illuminated countless homes. Amidst World War I chaos, Wrights Coal Tar Soap emerged as a symbol of resilience and hygiene for soldiers on the frontlines. Its medicinal properties provided solace amidst adversity – a small reminder of home during tumultuous times. The bond between miner and canary was one forged by necessity; these feathered companions acted as silent sentinels against invisible dangers lurking within mineshafts. Their sacrifice saved countless lives, serving as a poignant reminder of both fragility and strength. As dawn breaks over mining communities across Britain, we witness miners coming to work with steely resolve etched upon their faces. Each day brought forth new challenges but also camaraderie born from shared experiences deep within Gelli coalmine in Rhondda Valley. Traveling back through time to England's industrial revolution in the 1850s reveals towering collieries dotting landscapes – symbols of progress amid soot-stained skies. These structures stood tall as testaments to human ingenuity harnessed for economic growth. Durham Miners Gala stands proud among traditions celebrating mining heritage; The Easington miners lodge banner unfurls, carrying the hopes and dreams of generations past.