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Aldwarke goes back to the 17th century with documents relating to tenants rights of way over the grounds and the River Dunne (Don) at Aldwarke ford, on both sides of river; and to any person fetching coals from pits. Earlier records still refer to charkcole (charcoal) to be cut in
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Handbook of Rawmarsh Urban District Council, 1959
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660:British MPs sponsored by mining unions
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527:Allerton Bywater Colliery Explosion
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624:Yorkshire Miners' Association
208:Coal mines in South Yorkshire
182:Coal mines in North Yorkshire
743:Underground mines in England
439:Coal mines in West Yorkshire
125:on nationalisation in 1947.
604:UK miners' strike (1984–85)
552:Peckfield Colliery disaster
542:Lundhill Colliery explosion
537:Lofthouse Colliery disaster
16:Abandoned English coal mine
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594:UK miners' strike (1969)
532:Cadeby Main pit disaster
176:Coal mining in Yorkshire
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20:Aldwarke Main Colliery
709:53.45056°N 1.33333°W
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587:Industrial relations
561:Coalfields and seams
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650:Monckton Coke Works
461:Garforth Collieries
123:National Coal Board
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609:Battle of Orgreave
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486:Shuttle Eye
476:Killingbeck
415:Warren Vale
360:Rother Vale
335:New Stubbin
300:High Hazels
78:Deep mining
727:Categories
471:Kellingley
375:Silverwood
355:Rossington
270:Dinnington
260:Cortonwood
245:Brookhouse
240:Brodsworth
137:References
50:The name "
28:Don Valley
697:53°27′2″N
520:Incidents
481:Middleton
405:Waleswood
390:Thurcroft
370:Roundwood
365:Rotherham
310:Kilnhurst
295:Hickleton
250:Bullcroft
225:Barnburgh
68:Thrybergh
56:Kilnhurst
32:Rotherham
24:coal mine
700:1°20′0″W
506:Wheldale
456:Frickley
451:Flockton
446:Caphouse
380:Smithies
350:Orgreave
290:Hatfield
215:Aldwarke
199:Tan Hill
60:Parkgate
52:Aldwarke
511:Woolley
400:Treeton
345:Nunnery
325:Manvers
275:Elsecar
235:Bentley
129:Closure
46:History
40:England
30:, near
385:Thorne
320:Maltby
305:Huskar
265:Dalton
255:Birley
230:Barrow
220:Askern
64:Dalton
22:was a
669:Notes
496:Upton
280:Fence
420:Wath
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