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Children Working in Coal Mines

Children Working in Coal Mines
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Key Info
  • Children Working in Coal Mines
  • Duration: 01:54
  • This clip shows what life was like for children who worked in the mines during the Industrial Revolution. Huge amounts of coal were needed and children as young as five worked at jobs that were dangerous and exhausting. Trappers kept the air-flow going, which stopped the build-up of dangerous gases. Drawers dragged truckloads of coal to the surface. Older children operated the mine shaft pulleys. Pay and working conditions were poor and life expectancy short. This clip has subtitles available in Flash.
  • Subject:

    History

       Topic:

    Victorians: Child Labour

  • Keywords: mines, machinery, trapper, drawer, Industrial Revolution, coal, ventilation, accidents, disease, miners, mine-owners, pulley, mine shaft, subtitled
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  • Use this clip to illustrate what life was like for a poor child in the 1840s.
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  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9
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