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The youngest were age 8- 9. I could not find a breakout of how many were this young. A child had the advantage of being able to get into small crawl spaces.
I have attached two links. Unfortunately exploitation of children continues, often in textile mills and for prostitution.
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Why were boys ideal for drawing coal down the mines?
small size
What was the last coal mine to close down?
Trick question. There are still many coal mines in the world.
Why are most British coal mines closing down?
most british coal mines are closing down because it is very harmful to the environment and the government cannot risk peoples lives just to make coal. Done by : Kennida Vanterpool (axa)
What is Wales importance?
Over the industrial age in Britain, Wales had many coal mines, children and adults where forced to go down these mines to get coal and make money for their families. Now people in Wales just live normal lives. Shopping, working, eating, sleeping, etc...
How were children treated down coal mines?
AnswerChildren were used in coal mines to dig ahead of the main miners and help clear out paths. Due to their smaller body size, kids could fit through spaces no adult man could. This led to rough conditions on the kids and the risk of cave ins and explosive gas was dangerous.
What was a coal mine?
A coal mine is a tunnel underground where coal is wheeled through the tunnel. Victorian children worked many hours in there with no fresh air and had to get down there by rope. Wow tough times! Coal can also be mined by the open cut, or open cast, method. There are also other methods of mining coal; the link below gives excellent information on the subject.
Did the Victorian kids have jobs?
They did. Infact, they had really terrible jobs, such as climbing up the chimneys of peoples houses, and cleaning out all the soot from there, or having to work in factories where they were made to work all day, and if they were feeling sick, then tough! You would even get blood on your hands, that's how terrible the conditions were. Some children even had to work down the mines, and carry a load of coal down there! Children sometimes died from these conditions, and even if they were lucky to survive, they would die pretty soon!
Why did Britain stop children from working in the mines?
Profit is primacy, human life is not.
What has the author Kit Fraser written?
Kit Fraser has written: 'Toff down pit' -- subject- s -: Biography, Coal miners, Coal mines and mining, Correspondence
What did pit ponies do down the mine?
Pit ponies were used to haul carts of coal and other materials in underground mines. They helped transport materials from the working face to the surface since machinery was not always practical in these confined spaces.
How deep down is a bituminous coal mine vertical shaft?
There are 2 kinds of coal mine shafts-- slope or dug horizontally then down, or a vertical shaft dug nearly straight down. Some coal mines use both--a wide tunnel dug as a slope, then down. However, in the 1800s, they often crawled into a slope mine.Depth of either type, and for either bituminous coal or anthracite coal, can be 1,000 to 2,000 feet underground. Most mines also have labyrinths of tunnels throughout, which can go to different depths.
Why did the coal mines shut down?
they were far to dangerous as they were exploding, collapsing, and giving people diseases in the lungs causing death :D
