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Men beside conveyor at Wellesley Colliery, Fife, 1950s-1960s
Photograph of men working either side of a conveyor at Wellesley Colliery, Fife.
Men on drilling rig, c 1970s
Photograph of two men working on drilling rig for core sampling.
Men on sea boring tower in Forth, c 1955
Photograph of men examining core samples on board the drilling rig of a National Coal Board sea boring tower in the Firth of Forth.
Men removing drilled core on boring tower in the Forth, 1955
Photograph of men removing the drilled core from a boring rod on a National Coal Board sea boring tower in Firth of Forth.
Men working on a boring tower in the Forth, 1955
Photograph of men removing the crown from a boring rod on a National Coal Board sea boring tower in Firth of Forth.
Miners at Solsgirth Colliery, 1970s
Photograph of nine miners leaving surface building at Solsgirth Colliery.
Miners at Solsgirth Colliery, 1970s
Photograph of six miners exiting No 2 mine at Solsgirth Colliery.
Miners with coal wagons at Glencraig Colliery
Photograph of men pulling wagons in a pithead building at Glencraig Colliery, Lochgelly.