Dirty Collection (page 16)

Derelict housing in an area of Walker, Newcastle - An adventure to Children finding anythig to play with even rubbish

Derelict housing in an area of Third Row, Choppington Colliery

Derelict housing in an area of Stanley - workmen clear the site

Derelict housing in an area of Westmorland Road, Newcastle

Derelict housing in an area of Kimblesworth

Slum housing in an area of Newcastle

The Interior of slum housing in an area of Newcastle - Jaqcueline tastes her cooking

The Interior of slum housing in an area of Newcastle - The Living Room of Mr Shells Home with daughter Janet White - his rent was reduced from £ 3 to £ 1 4s a week at a rent tribunal

The Interior of slum housing in an area of Newcastle - Mr George Marshall sits in his cellar room

Derelict housing in an area of Riversdale Road, Gateshead

Derelict housing in an area of Ellison Street, Gateshead

Derelict housing in an area of Pitt Street, Newcastle

Derelict housing in an area of Ravensworth Terrace, North East

The Interior of slum housing in an area of Newcastle - Mrs Campbel in her kitchen where plaster, paint and paper will stay on the damp walls

The Interior of slum housing in an area of Newcastle - A dirty child climbing the stairs 01/06/57 circa

Derelict housing in an area of North East - A young boy walks the flooded walkway to the outside toilets at The Willows, Red Row

Derelict housing in an area of Avenue Road, Shipcote, Gateshead

The Interior of slum housing in an area of Newcastle

Derelict housing in an area of Sarah Street, Newcastle

Derelict housing in Askew Road, Gateshead - people standing at a bus stop

Derelict housing in an area of Newcastle - A group of women gossip in the back lane

The Interior of slum housing in an area of Crown Street, Newcastle

Derelict housing in an area of Newcastle - An adventure to Children finding anythig to play with even rubbish

Derelict housing in an area of Newcastle

The Interior of slum housing in an area of Newcastle - Children finding anythig to play with even rubbish

Derelict housing in an area of Sarah Street, Newcastle featuring a Dairy Milk chocolate advertisment - poster

Derelict housing in an area of Laurel Street, Newcastle - youngsters scavenge throught the rubble

Derelict housing in an area of Newcastle

Derelict housing in an area of Newcastle - An adventure to Children finding anything to play with even rubbish

He wanted to be alone but apprentice Willie Morgan, of 52, Porterfield Road, Renfrew, had to undergo the traditional frolic when he became a journeyman cooper in Glasgow, Scotland

One young man looking ahead to 1970 is seven yrs old Gary Dutton, - for after his 8th birthday in April he will at last be able to compete in motor cycle grass track racing

Belle, the Vietnamese Pot-Bellied Pig April 1985 P004246

A miner goes to college. Bill Millington, 21, an underground filtter at Bickershaw Colliery, has just won one of a hundred scholarships awarded by the National Coal Board in mining

The ponies are washed down before being taken to their stables for a feed at Knowetop Mine, Lanarkshire. January 1966 P017734

A Mines rescue worker kissing his canary. January 1981 P017743

The coal is dredged in buckets from the bed of Sir Hony River at Fontllanfraith, near Blackwood. The coal, still wet, is loaded on to the waiting lorry and transported. September 1947 P017732

Mechanised mining. One of the pioneers of the modern system of "intensive"
Mechanised mining. One of the pioneers of the modern system of " intensive" or fully mechanised mining, the Lothian Coal Company, Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland. Circa 1947 P017729

Toby stops for lunch. Two thousand feet below ground at Kilmersdon Colliery, Somerset, Old Toby, the pit-pony, has been helping his mates, Ern Dorey, 60, and Charlie Lye, 35

Mechanised mining. Powered by electric batteries, this shuttle-car is used to take coal from the coal-face to the conveyor belt. 1946 P017725

Miners working underground at Mekton Colliery 1974. P017748

A coal miner with a specially designed helmet. December 1971 P018203

Miner setting a prop at Rossington Colliery. April 1970 P017747

Two women who were serving coal at the emergency coal dump at Chiswick. They are Floe Powell (left) and her friend Ellen Stacey. They volunteered to help their men folk. February 1947 P017804

Coal miner with Irar his pit pony. October 1946 P017669

Blinkered to protect his eyes, a pony canters up the shaft towards daylight and green grass at the Knowetop Mine in Lanarkshire, Scotland. January 1966 P017820

Coal Mines underground scenes. March 1946 P017830

Coal Mines underground scenes. March 1946 P017833

Coal mining underground scenes at Ollerton Pit in Nottinghamshire. January 1944 P017837

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"Unearthing the Dirty Secrets: A Glimpse into Coal Miners' Lives in South Wales and Cornwall" Step back in time to witness the gritty reality of coal miners as they ascend from the depths of shaft lifts, their faces smeared with soot. In South Wales, these brave souls toiled tirelessly, risking their lives daily for a livelihood that sustained communities. Venture further into Folly Ditch at Jacobs Island, circa 1878, where an unknown creator captures a scene shrouded in mystery. The air thick with grime and uncertainty, this image hints at a world hidden beneath layers of dirt. At Geevor Tin Mine in Pendeen, Cornwall, a lone miner stands amidst rugged terrain. His weathered face tells tales of perseverance and determination against all odds. These men battled darkness and filth to extract precious minerals that fueled industries far and wide. The coalface was their battleground - blackened hands digging deep into the earth's core. In South Wales, miners worked relentlessly under treacherous conditions to meet the insatiable demand for coal during an era when energy needs knew no bounds. Travel across oceans to New Zealand through an antique map from 1873. As explorers navigated uncharted territories on distant shores, they encountered lands untouched by civilization's cleansing touch – raw beauty concealed beneath layers of untamed wilderness. In Sweden's Volvo 240 GL lies another tale entwined with dirt – not just physical but metaphorical too. This iconic vehicle symbolizes resilience; its sturdy frame defying weariness despite traversing rough terrains year after year. A Punch cartoon depicts Faraday offering his card to Father Thames – perhaps suggesting that even great minds recognize the inherent connection between science and nature's dirty secrets flowing within rivers' veins. But cleanliness is also elusive; it slips through our fingers like grains of sand as we strive for godliness.