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Forge Pit, 1975

Bill Gunter yn sefyll yn y fynedfa fwaog i Lethr Dick Kear, tua 1820. Big Pit.

Bill Gunter, the Big Pit safety officer, on the G11 face in 1979

Colliery horse returning to Big Pit surface stables from the Washery in 1968.

Forge level, driven c.1812, later incorporated into the Big Pit underground complex .

General surface view, Big Pit 1975.

Junction near pit bottom, Big Pit 1975, now part of the museum's underground tour.

Last day for Glyn Morgan, the last National Coal Board Manager, on 28 November 1980.

New roadway driven from the drift entrance with conveyor belt carrying coal from the Garw Seam, Big Pit 1975.

The Big Pit manager, Glyn Morgan, talking to Billy 'Pigeon' Preece (seated), Big Pit 1975

Two Blaenavon miners in the timber yard at the end of the morning shift, 1978.

Ammanford Colliery, 1974, a journey of empty drams being lowered into the slant.

Ammanford Colliery, 1974, Gerald Gibson drilling a shot hole on the coal face.

Ammanford Colliery, 1974, Mr P.A. Jones, Safety Officer inspecting the roof on the last coal face.

Cwmgwili Colliery, a completed drivage supported by timber, 1978

Betws Mine, the afternoon shift waiting for the manriding train, c.1976

Cwmgwili Colliery, 1978, a Joy Loader and operators ready to commence work.

Cwmgwili Colliery, 1978, afternoon shift waiting for their ride at the entrance of the mine.

Cynheidre Colliery, main trunk road with high speed conveyor, c.1978

Cynheidre Colliery,coal drams at an underground loading point, c.1978

Morlais Colliery, a general view, note the derelict engine pumping house, 1978

Morlais Colliery, general view looking east across the River Llwchwr, 1978.

Bargoed Colliery, 20 May 1977.

Deep Duffryn Colliery, two pitmen inspecting the shaft from the roof of the cage, 1977-78.

Deep Navigation Colliery, the downcast headframe, c.1978

Fernhill Colliery, the jib of an AB 15 hydraulic undercutter on a timbered longwall face.

Ffaldau Colliery, 1977, the pit head.

Lady Windsor Colliery, steam locomotive with the upcast shaft in the background, 1977