Mines and Collieries Act 1842
Mines and Collieries Act 1842
British Mining law forbidding underground work by women, girls and younger boys.
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835; 1841–1846).
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Anglo-Irish soldier (1778–1854).
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British politician (1801–1886).
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Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England.
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Animal used in mines.
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Female labourers at British coal mines.
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