Picture showing the whole process of how the coal is loaded into the compartment boats ( Toms Puddings) at the colliery, transported down the canal or river and is taken to the docks and loaded onto a ship for export.

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Picture showing the whole process of how the coal is loaded into the compartment boats ( Toms Puddings) at the colliery, transported down the canal or river and is taken to the docks and loaded onto a ship for export.

Loading Coal from compartment boats onto ships at Goole Docks Yorkshire eary 20th century.

Crane loading a truck with coal.

Miner checking his automatic gas detedtor.

Lease for Fourstones Colliery. Nr. Hexam, Northumberland.

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