Census Occupations - Miner
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Description: Someone who worked in the mining industry within a mine, extracting minerals and metals. Commonly used in the coal industry, this term was applied to a miner of any material such as iron, chalk, tin or copper. This was a generic term for anyone involved in mining although was used more specifically for someone working at the pit face itself. Mining was often a family business with father and son working together and was usually the biggest employer in the area with towns and villages growing around the pits. This was a tough job, working long hours in very poor conditions. Mine collapse, flooding, gas build-up and explosions, not to mention long-term disease such as 'black lung' were common occurences. Miners were used during the First and Second World War to dig in between no-man's land, planting mines to either create craters (used for cover in advances) or collapse enemy tunnels. In some cases, tunnels were dug to allow troops to move to the frontline safely. See also: Coal Miner, Copper Miner, Banksman, Barrowman, Bearer, Brakeman, Brow Girl, Coal Backer, Coal Bearer, Coal Burner, Coal Carter, Coal Cropper, Coal Dealer, Coal Drawer, Coal Hewer, Coal Hurrier, Coal Labourer, Coalman, Coal Merchant, Coalmeter, Coal Mine Hewer, Coal Mine Ripper, Coal Porter, Coal Runner, Coal Thruster, Coal Trapper, Coal Whipper, Collier, Colliery Banksman, Hewer, Miner, Pitman.
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