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1coal mining — Coal was very important in the economic development of Britain. It was used as fuel in the factories built during the Industrial Revolution and continued to be important until the 1980s. The main coalfields are in north east England, the north… …
2Coal mining in India — Coal reserves in BTUs as of 2009 Coal mining in India has a long history of commercial exploitation covering nearly 220 years starting in 1774 with John Sumner and Suetonius Grant Heatly of the East India Company in the Raniganj Coalfield along… …
3Coal Creek War — A drawing from Harper s Weekly showing Coal Creek miners firing on Fort Anderson in 1892 …
4Out of Africa (film) — Out of Africa Theatrical release poster Directed by Sydney Pollack Produced by …
5Coal breaker — A coal breaking plant, depicted on a postcard in 1907. A coal breaker was a coal processing plant which broke coal into various useful sizes. Coal breakers also removed impurities from the coal (typically slate) and deposited them into a culm… …
6Coal power in the People's Republic of China — Entrance to a small coal mine in China. A coal shipme …
7Coal mining — Men leaving a UK colliery at the close of a shift Surface coal mining in Wyo …
8Coal Strike of 1902 — The Coal Strike of 1902 was a strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coal fields of eastern Pennsylvania. Miners were on strike asking for higher wages, shorter workdays, and the recognition of their union. The strike… …
9Coal and Iron Police — The Coal and Iron Police was a private police force in the United States established by the Pennsylvania General Assembly but employed and paid by the various coal companies. The origins of the Coal and Iron Police begin in 1865. Law enforcement… …
10Consolidation Coal Company (Iowa) — For the much larger company that operated under the same name in the eastern United States, see Consol Energy. The Consolidation Coal Company was created in 1875 and purchased by the Chicago and North Western Railroad in 1880 in order to provide… …
