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Men walk along a street past a derelict building with a colliery wheel in the background, in the mining village of Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963

Colliery Street

Men walk along a street past a derelict building with a colliery wheel in the background, in the mining village of Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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In 1966 men load the Paddington mail train at night, a wide shot from overhead including advertisements for The News of the World in the background

Night mail train

In 1966 men load the Paddington mail train at night, a wide shot from overhead including advertisements for The News of the World in the background Gallery: Working Life
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Two miners in work clothes and one man in a suit relax in front of a coal fire in a room full of mining equipment at the Kinglassie colliery, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963

Miners relax

Two miners in work clothes and one man in a suit relax in front of a coal fire in a room full of mining equipment at the Kinglassie colliery, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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Men supervise carts full of coal as they emerge from the seam at the Kinglassie colliery, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963

Miners and coal carts

Men supervise carts full of coal as they emerge from the seam at the Kinglassie colliery, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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Miners pick coal off a conveyor belt at the Kinglassie colliery, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963

Miners pick coal

Miners pick coal off a conveyor belt at the Kinglassie colliery, Fife, Scotland, circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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A blonde female talks to the Station Master on the platform at Paddington Railway Station. She has one hand on a bundled stack of newspapers and smiles at the Station Master - there is a train behind them with an open door

Freight company 2

A blonde female talks to the Station Master on the platform at Paddington Railway Station. She has one hand on a bundled stack of newspapers and smiles at the Station Master - there is a train behind them with an open door Gallery: Working Life
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A blonde female talks to a railway worker on the platform at Paddington Railway Station as he points at something off camera. They are standing in front of a train and behind bundled stacks of The Times newspapers, destined for Exeter

Freight company 1

A blonde female talks to a railway worker on the platform at Paddington Railway Station as he points at something off camera. They are standing in front of a train and behind bundled stacks of The Times newspapers, destined for Exeter Gallery: Working Life
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Miners ascend a staircase outside the coal face in the mining village of Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland: there is a miner in the forground and three of his colleagues further down the steps. The colliery buildings can be seen in the background, as well as fields and trees: image circa 1963

Colliery steps

Miners ascend a staircase outside the coal face in the mining village of Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland: there is a miner in the forground and three of his colleagues further down the steps. The colliery buildings can be seen in the background, as well as fields and trees: image circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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