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	The history of coal mining in South Wales (part 1/2) Duration: 4:24 The valleys of South Wales were transformed by the demand for coal during the industrial revolution.	coal, colliery, energy, industrial, landscape, mining, power, primary, resource, Rhondda, rural, urban, Wales, economics, industrial revolution, history, BritainFromAbove

	What do fossils tell us about Coal Pit Bay? Duration: 04:51 Audio clip about the graptolites to be found in Coal pit Bay.	graptolites, specimens

	From coal to wind power at the Black Law Coal Mine, Scotland Duration: 2:49 Black Law in Scotland was once the site of a large opencast coal mine - it is now the site of a wind farm.	coal, energy, industry, mining, power, resource, Scotland, wind farm, BritainFromAbove

	Industry in South Wales Duration: 03:16 A description of the rise and fall of the coal and steel industries in South Wales.	factors of location, raw materials, markets, primary industry, coal, steel, industry, geography

	Building the UK's first canal Duration: 04:17 A description of why, where and how the UK's first canal was built, to move coal from County Tyrone in Northern Ireland to the coast.	canal, coal, black gold, haulage, cargo, transport, transportation, navvy, lock, barge, river, Northern Ireland

	The Trapper: Jimmy Gets Sick (audio) Duration: 5:41 A mini-drama illustrating what life was like for children working in Victorian-era coal mines.	coal cart, coal mine, trapper, herbs, poultices, School Radio, schoolradio

	The history of coal mining in South Wales (pt 2/2) Duration: 3:19 Recent pit closures in the valleys of South Wales have had a tremendous impact on local coal mining communities.	coal, colliery, energy, industry, landscape, mining, opencast, poverty, primary, resource, Rhondda, unemployment, Wales, BritainFromAbove

	South Wales - communities defined by the landscape Duration: 04:24 One hundred and fifty years ago the landscape of South Wales was transformed by the coal industry. From the air you can see the industrial legacy and, more than anywhere else in Britain, communities defined by the landscape.	Rhondda, valley, Wales, mining, industry, history, community, employment, coal, energy, Brecon Beacons, settlements, BritainFromAbove

	How coal is mined at Orgreave mine Duration: 03:03 An explanation of how coal is mined at Orgreave, an opencast mine in Yorkshire, and how methods have changed over the 200 years of mining in this area.	mine, mining, deep shaft, opencast, miner, digging, dig, coal, employment

	The Trapper: Jimmy's First Day (audio) Duration: 6:30 A mini-drama illustrating what life was like for a 12-year-old boy working as a 'trapper' in a Victorian coal mine.	Trapper, coal, coal mine, cage, seams, trap door, firedamp, School Radio, schoolradio

	Victorian railways: iron horses (audio) Duration: 03:42 Mini-drama set in North East England in 1820. Three servants discuss how the George Stephenson they used to know when he was just a coal boy has become a successful engineer.	Railways, steam engine, George Stephenson, father of the locomotive, coal, Hetton Colliery, school radio, schoolradio, Victorians

	Children Working in Coal Mines Duration: 01:54 What life was like for children who worked in the mines during the Industrial Revolution. Pay and working conditions were poor and life expectancy short.	mines, machinery, trapper, drawer, Industrial Revolution, coal, ventilation, accidents, disease, miners, mine-owners, pulley, mine shaft, subtitled

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