Inspection of Ellington Colliery's K12 main gate near the pit's most productive long wall face, with debris on the belt which normally carries coal out. Pressure has lowered the roof by nearly three-feet, trapping conveyor equipment and hydraulic pumps, claims the National Coal Board amid concerns of deteriorating conditions during the eight-month miners' strike.
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4096 x 3228 px | 34.7 x 27.3 cm | 13.7 x 10.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
20 October 1984Photographer:
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