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Coal Mining. Revision. Due to the high demand for coal more and more pits were opening all over the country. Create a table to show what the main jobs in the mine were and who carried them out. Improvements in Mining.

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  1. Coal Mining Revision

  2. Due to the high demand for coal more and more pits were opening all over the country • Create a table to show what the main jobs in the mine were and who carried them out.

  3. Improvements in Mining • Using Heinemann page 35 outline 5 ways in which coal mining was made safer between the 1840s and the early 1900s.

  4. Improvements in Mining • 1842 Children under 10 not allowed to work in the mines • An inspector appointed to make sure mine owners following new rules • Each mine had to have safety rules • All under ground workers were no longer allowed to work for more than 8 hours a day. • Managers had to sit a test to show that they were competent • The Davy lamp reduced the risk of fire as did the eventual introduction of electricity • Ventilation improved • Metal pit props were used to reduce the chance of tunnels collapsing • Pit ponies reduced the risks to humans

  5. Coal Mining and WW1

  6. The Decline of the British Coal Industry The British coal industry faced many problems after WW1. • Cheap coal was being imported from Poland and Germany. • Less coal was being exported (sent abroad). • New types of fuel such as oil were being developed. • Industrial action during the 1926 General Strike was unsuccessful and workers returned to work with lower pay and a longer working day.

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