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Welsh coal mining: life expectancy
Coal House: a reconstruction showing coal miners working underground in 1927. Miners' had to do difficult and dangerous jobs and endure cramped conditions for long hours. The commentary explains miners' low life expectancy and the prevalence of mining related illnesses at the time.
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