Pit Boy & Pony


Pony driving or putting was a difficult  job. Boys as young as 14 were given this arduous task. Their job was to take empty trucks to the coal face and bring full trucks out. Their pay in 1900 was 1/6d per shift, worth less than 8p today.

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