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Winding tower at Cardowan Colliery, c 1960s
Photograph of top of winding tower at Cardowan Colliery, Fife.
Shotcreete operator at Blairhill Colliery, 1965
Photograph of a shotcrete operator spraying concrete on a wall at Blairhall Colliery in Fife.
Visitors at Blairhall Colliery, 1960s
Photograph of Mrs Parker, Mrs Wood and Mr Tucker at Blairhall Colliery in Fife.
Surface buildings and bings at Ardenrigg Colliery, 1961
Photograph of surface buildings beside coal bings at Ardenrigg Colliery at Shotts, Lanarkshire.
Miners at Solsgirth Colliery, 1970s
Photograph of six miners exiting No 2 mine at Solsgirth Colliery.
Miners at Solsgirth Colliery, 1970s
Photograph of nine miners leaving surface building at Solsgirth Colliery.
Seafield Colliery, c 1950s
Photograph of Seafield Colliery, with winding towers and surface buildings connected by gantries in view. Railtrack with coal wagons can be seen in the foreground.
Construction of Castlehill Mine, 1964
Photograph of Castlehill Colliery under construction. Mouth of mine on left, frame of compressor house on right.