HRS 1505 Coalmining, Gibfield workers coming off shift
"Gibfield workers coming off shift" is the title of the image it shows men and women leaving the pit. The women were employed as 'pit-brow lassies' to remove dirt and other debris from the coal as it arrived on the surface.
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Keywords:clothing, coal mining, coal-mining, coalmining, colliers, gibfield, miners, women
