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Silicosis (fatal lung disease) rampant in many coalfields. Mr D R Grenfell, MP, urges compulsory precautions.
NfO synopsis: Mr Griffiths, the Kingdom’s oldest gold miner, digging, washing and panning for gold at Ilridagoch Mine, near Dolgelly, on the Great Western Railway
Slade catalogue entry: Safety in the mines: An experimental explosion of coal dust at research station Buxton where causes and effects of mining dangers are scientifically investigated.
In Yorkshire, young boys learn the engineering side of mining in special classes run by the firm. Boys are seen at PT, basketball etc, as well as at lessons.
A three-months long strike has crippled Asbestos, a prosperous mining town in Canada.
COI synopsis: The training of students and visiting engineers in the newest mining techniques and minerology at Britain’s Royal School of Mines.
It’s massive. The 3,000 ton, £2.5 million dragline excavator used for open-cast mining is believed to be the biggest in Europe. It bites out 100 tons at each go.
NoS synopsis: mining for platinum in Columbia
Slade catalogue entry: The Prince’s Tour. HRH Prince of Wales Visits the Mining Districts of Northern England.
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pumpsaint Gold Mine. SHOTLIST: General views of the workings of the only gold mine in Wales.
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