| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Boys were employed mainly in opening and shutting doors, sweeping the railways, attending horses and assisting the men in various ways.Coal pit head, 1843Image ?? and courtesy of Coal Mining History Resource CentreThe ground bailiff of the mine Joseph Dooley described the system of working:There are men who go down at night to repair the roads, shift the wood that supports the roof, and also hole
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