Coal mining
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New illustrated guide takes people back to Durham's rich mining past
How often do you see a pony eating tea at the table? Some fantastic photos of beloved pit ponies
The miner who left home with a kiss from his wife but whose body came home black and bloodied in a wheelbarrow
Working horse weekend at Beamish
Early 1900s photos when swimming was great pastime of mining communities
Durham miners who crossed the Atlantic in search of a new life
Marking 50 years since the death of Wheatley Hill Colliery
The Cornish in County Durham: how 19th Century mining migration shaped the region
Marking the 120th anniversary of East Hetton Colliery pit disaster that took lives of ten men
Memorial to victims of Brancepeth explosion saved for posterity
Memorial unveiled for dead miners
Community marks 60th anniversary of tragedy
Miners among guests at museum day
Apple tree memorial to last pit pony
Schoolchildren relive tragic mining explosion
Mine history to go on show after grant
Centenary tribute to 168 workers who died in mine
The miners who never came home
To hell and back
Black day for village
Mining a seam of memories
The beam in the eye of the pit
Early Coal Mining 1100- 1500
Coal & Industry 1500 - 1800
The Northern Coalfield 1800 - 1900