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Boy on coal bing, Fife, 1935
Photograph of boy sitting on coal bing at Buckhaven, Fife, with Wemyss Colliery railway wagons discharging coal washery refuse to the sea in the background.

Coal bing at Buckhaven, 1935
Photograph of ramp leading to the low level tip at Buckhaven coal bing, Fife. The Wemyss Colliery discharged coal washery refuse at the bing.

Coal refuse dump, Fife, 1937
Photograph of railway wagons and track at a new dump being made on football pitch at Buckhaven, Fife, for coal washery refuse from the Wellesley Colliery.

Coal bing at Uddingston, 1936
Photograph of coal bing in Uddingston with neighbouring houses of the village in background.

Coal bing at Buckhaven, 1939
Photograph of bing for coal washery refuse from Wellesley Colliery beside Buckhaven village, Fife.

Miners' houses, Lanarkshire, c 1950
Photograph of row of miners' houses at Auchengeich near the village of Chryston in North Lanarkshire.

Miners' houses New Cumnock, c 1950
Photograph of rear of terrace of miners' housing built by New Cumnock Collieries Ltd in Stepends Row, New Cumnock, Ayrshire

Main Street, Douglas, c 1950
Photograph of Main Street in Douglas, Lanarkshire. A young girl stands in street in front of a house named 'Mari-Dhu', 84 Main Street, which was owned by Glentaggart Coal Company Ltd.