Labour Collection (page 17)

Using timber which is of no use for war production, a game of Land Army girls at Bywell near Newcastle Upon Tyne are supplying wood to keep the home fires burning

The youngest stoker in the country. Pictured is 17 years old Marjorie Firth (hard to read caption could also read at Fitch) of Hilary Avenue, Norwich, Norfolk. She is working in a local factory

Munition girls at work at a Welsh shell factory working for the Ministry of Supply during the Second World War. Circa 1941

Girls was work on the machines at a Royal Ordnance Factory Engineering factory in Cardiff, Wales during the Second world War. June 1941

A scene inside the Leece Street labour Exchange in Liverpool when the 1920 class of women attended for registration. From early 1941

Some of the office staff of a local Tin Box factory, making collecting boxes for the red Cross nurses. The production is done after working hours due to the labour shortage. 6th November 1941

Trainees at a Royal Engineers Transportation training centre repair locomotive wheels in one of the workshops during the Second world War. 24th August 1943

A Royal Air Force officer addressing workers at a factory near Reading, Berkshire during the Second world War. 10th April 1942

A Royal Air Force officer etched women workers at a factory near Reading, Berkshire during the Second world War. 10th April 1942

A scene inside the labour Exchange in Cardiff when the 1920 class of women attended for registration. From early 1941, it became compulsory for women aged between 18 and 60 to register for war work

A female worker inspecting the cooling system of a Lancaster bomber plane of the Royal Air Force at an aircraft production site near reading, Berkshire during the second world War. 8th July 1943

Herbert Morrison (Left) Prime Minister Clement Richard Attlee, (Right) on the stage along with his wife, listen to a speech by Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin

Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin, (right) addresses a celebratory meeting after the Labour Partys triumph in the general election, August 11, 1945

St DunstanOs men are now working in our aircraft factories. In the foreground, left to right, are Private Ernest Callow, R.W

Harvest workers listening to their leader Mr Charlie Wade of Chelmsford, outside their camp at Wisbech St mary, Cambridgeshire. 3rd August 1945

Picture taken at a Government Training School in Birmingham where women of all ages have set out to learn the skills needed to work in munitions factories

Birmingham factory worker Beatrice Payne, at work making and testing parachute hooks, buckles and D-rings for airmen of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. 5th May 1942

Birmingham factory worker Mts Kate Budd at work during the Second World War. 5th April 1943

Birmingham factory worker Mrs Savage of 1 Hamhurst Avenue, Handsworth Wood, at work at a munitions factory during the Second World War. 5th May 1942

Emily Davies (nearest camera) who was blinded following an air raid in the blitz, pictured at work with three other blind women testing aircraft parts at a factory in the West Midlands during

Mrs Jeanings supervising part timer Mrs Williams at her machine in a Birmingham munitions factory during the Second World War. 28th May 1942

Sunday work in progress at a munitions factory in Birmingham during the Second World War. Woman at work in the Fuse inspection department of a Birmingham Arms Factory. 26th May 1940

Birmingham factory worker Mabel Evitts, aged 28, of 63 Princes Road, Warley, at work soldering torpedoes at a West Midlands factory during the Second World War. 5th May 1942

Factory worker Mrs C Kyle at work in a Birmingham munitions factory during the Second World War. 29th January 1941

Mrs Knight gets down to some tank parts under the eye of forewoman Mrs Jeanings at a Birmingham munitions factory during the Second World War. 28th May 1942

Seventy two year old factory worker Mrs Slim of 283 Queens road, Londonderry, Smethwick, who works five hours every morning in a Birmingham factory on drilling and milling machines

Factory worker Miss D Odell at work in a Birmingham munitions factory during the Second World War. 29th January 1941

Opening of a Womens War Work Exhibition at Solihull, Birmingham during the Second World War. Miss Connie Pattinson, capstan operator, speaking tat the exhibition

Londoners are earning good money and having a holiday at the same time by pea picking. This group of girls are staying at the Bedfordshire Agricultural Camp and spending their days working

The Forestry Commission of Scotland requested Scottish University students to volunteer for forestry work during their summer holidays

Women of the WRNS doing skilled jobs such as carpenters and fitters at a Royal Naval Depot show themselves capable craftswomen. Photo shows: A maintenance worker on the turning machine

f all the man-sized jobs women have tackled during the war, none is perhaps bigger than that undertaken by Mrs Taylor of Bury, Lancashire

In a Ministry of Supply filling factory, shells are cleaned up after the explosive has been put in during the Second World War

A factory doing vital work on the sten gun for the Ministry of Supply employs workers of many nations; British and allies and refugees from Axis countries

In a bright, airy shop in a Ministry of Supply factory, fuses are assembled by girls working alongside male inspectors during the Second World War. June 1941

Working on two shifts in the twenty four hours, the entire Fire Brigade at a large Ministry of Supply factory in the South of England are assembling rifles instead of idly waiting for the fire alarm

Fighter pilots of the Royal Air Force whose lives were saved by parachutes make a visit to the factory where the parachutes were produced

Reconstructing the Burma road near the Salween River during the Second world War. An American Army bulldozer and Chinese labourers carrying basket loads of crushed rocks

Herbert Morrison, Minister of Home Security, up a ladder, London. 1942

Nearly five thousand workmen, mostly forced imported labour, were employed In repairing the bomb damage to the marshalling yard at Hamm, Germany, at one time

Reggie, Babble and Mary Damerell roll up their sleeves and lend a hand stocking the wheatsheafs while dad drives the three horse team harvesting the field of wheat on Brownston Farm near Yealmpton

Elephants used by Allied Forces during the Burma Campaign in World War Two for labour and heavy lifting tasks such as bridge building

A "Victory over Japan"exhibition was opened in Oxford Street, London
A " Victory over Japan" exhibition was opened in Oxford Street, London. Pictured, Prime Minister Attlee with Indian troops flown straight from Burma take part in a procession. August 1945

Tony Blair speaking at Labour press conference - January 1995 09 / 01 / 1995
Tony Blair speaking at Labour press conference - January 1995 09/01/1995

GLENDA JACKSON MP, STANDING OUTSIDE THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT 21 / 06 / 1995
GLENDA JACKSON MP, STANDING OUTSIDE THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT 21/06/1995

Barbara Castle wearing hard hat in Tyne Tunnel during construction - January 1967

DENIS HEALEY & WIFE EDNA HOLDING A FLOWER

Harold Wilson and Barbara Castle on platform at Labour party conference - October 1966

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"Labour: A Journey of Struggle, Solidarity, and Strength" Labour has been the driving force behind societal progress throughout history. From the visionary Aneurin Bevan who championed universal healthcare to the dedicated coopers crafting wooden barrels, their tireless efforts have shaped our world. In 1936, the resolute marchers embarked on the iconic Jarrow March, a symbol of working-class unity and resilience in the face of adversity. Meanwhile, deep underground in South Wales' coal mines, brave miners descended into shaft lifts with unwavering determination to fuel industrial growth. Transporting us back to England's coal mines in the 1850s reveals an era where labourers endured unimaginable hardships for meager wages. Yet amidst these struggles emerged a collective spirit that birthed movements like the Labour Party - its election posters and television speakers amplifying voices long suppressed. Artistic depictions such as Harold Harvey's "The Clay Pit" capture both beauty and hardship within British factories. Blow by blow, glassmakers in nineteenth-century Britain transformed molten material into exquisite creations while enduring harsh conditions. Witnessing a miner riding drams at Tirpentwys Colliery or Welsh women road builders constructing pathways through South Wales showcases how diverse roles within labour contribute to community development. Even further west lies Polkanuggo Quarry in Cornwall; here workers tirelessly extracted China clay from Leswidden pit under challenging circumstances. Throughout time and across industries, one common thread remains - labour embodies strength born out of necessity, and is this indomitable spirit that propels humanity forward against all odds. So let us honor those who have labored before us and continue striving for a future where every worker is valued for their contribution towards building a more just society.