| A BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY! Out of work miners try to gather fuel for their homes from colliery slag heaps. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5492 |
| Catalog #: | 244884 | |
| Clip Number: | 244884-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 31/6 | |
| Timecode: | 01:02:46 - 01:03:53 | |
| Location: | South Wales, Great Britain | |
| Year Shot: | 1931 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY/MINING: Coal LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, Wales | |
| Description: | A Busman's Holiday! Unemployed coal miners word hard to glean harvest of the precious fuel from mountainous colliery slag heaps. South Wales. Pan along large slag heap. Closer shot of miners digging in slag heap trying to find usable pieces of coal. One group stop and have a short rest and a drink of tea in a hole they have dug. A man carries a bag of coal on his shoulder as he walks away from the mound. More men carry away the coal they have managed to salvage during their day. | |
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