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Three Boys Digging For Coal - Haswell (hasw0130)

W. I. Outing
Bank Head

Photograph of three boys, aged between ten and thirteen years, with an indistinct background and a rock face at the right of the picture; one boy is holding the shaft of a tool, possibly a spade; they are wearing jackets and jumpers; they have been identified as digging for coal at Haswell This photograph was submitted by Philip Soakell from the album 'History of Haswell and District', which was compiled by his grandfather Fred Soakell.

Three Boys Digging For Coal - Haswell

Photograph of three boys, aged between ten and thirteen years, with an indistinct background and a rock face at the right of the picture; one boy is holding the shaft of a tool, possibly a spade; they are wearing jackets and jumpers; they have been identified as digging for coal at Haswell This photograph was submitted by Philip Soakell from the album 'History of Haswell and District', which was compiled by his grandfather Fred Soakell.

Date: 1972

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