EPISODE · Nov 19, 2016 · 38 MIN
DocArchive (1978): Ashington Miners Radio Ballad on English Miners
from Documentary on One Podcast · host RTÉ
Life in darkness, miners speak of life below ground dealing with explosives, accidents on the job, workplace strikes and real fact of those who die in the mines. The lack of death inquest and frustration with management. The Ashington Colliery mine created many jobs as well as stories and folk songs, which we hear in this documentary. (1978)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Life in darkness, miners speak of life below ground dealing with explosives, accidents on the job, workplace strikes and real fact of those who die in the mines. The lack of death inquest and frustration with management. The Ashington Colliery mine...
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DocArchive (1978): Ashington Miners Radio Ballad on English Miners
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