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Children working in coal mines in Victorian times

We meet an 11-year-old Victorian child seeking danger by working in a coal mine. He is offered jobs as a half-man, drawer or a bearer. The mine owners describe the details of each job and the dangers involved. He dismisses each as not being dangerous enough before offering to test for explosive gas using a lit candle.

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