Photograph of men working either side of a conveyor at Wellesley Colliery, Fife.
Photograph of two men working on drilling rig for core sampling.
Photograph of men examining core samples on board the drilling rig of a National Coal Board sea boring tower in the Firth of Forth.
Photograph of men removing the drilled core from a boring rod on a National Coal Board sea boring tower in Firth of Forth.
Photograph of men removing the crown from a boring rod on a National Coal Board sea boring tower in Firth of Forth.
Photographs of apprentice miner and colliery manager at Killoch Colliery, Ayrshire
Photograph of miners standing either side of a young piper positioned in front of one of the winding towers at Monktonhall Colliery. The miners appear to be in a celebratory mood.