coal mine
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His father was a miner who as a young man had started mining in a different coal pit which is closed now.

From the map, find how many new coal pits there were between 1900 and 1980.

This formerly served some coal pits, long abandoned, which are reached after two further miles.

Life changed dramatically for this small town in the 1890s when a coal pit was opened at Fauldheld.

There is a record of a coal pit in 1320.

In 1860 numerous old and current coal pits dotted the area.

On the other side of the coal pit, he hurled her to the ground.

"You will get used to the outer world, and most likely forget all about our dark coal pit."

He left school at the age of 11 to work down the coal pit with his father.

He began working in the coal pits at 14 and spent almost 30 years working underground.