colliery
Americannoun
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collieries
plural
noun
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For Jeff Edwards, the last child to be pulled alive from his classroom when a colliery spoil tip struck a primary school in Aberfan, the physical injuries healed but the psychological scars never did.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
When he was released, he thanked his colliery "family" for their support.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Louisa died during the struggles at the colliery and their youngest son, Frank, was adopted by a nearby family.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
The pit, which opened in 1895, has been described as one of the best preserved Victorian-era colliery sites in Europe.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
When we came to the place where the colliery railway crossed the road, he stumbled, and pitched forward, only just recovering himself.
From The White Peacock by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
China approved the expansion of hundreds of collieries last year, involving an annual capacity increase of about 420 million tonnes.
From Reuters ● Feb. 28, 2022
In 1984, when there were 170 working collieries in Britain, employing more than 190,000 people but by 2015, they had all closed.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2021
Skewen was part of a collection of collieries between Neath and Llanelli.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2021
The epidemic even affected the mining industry, as “the collieries in Minersville and Schuylkill Valley were working shorthanded because of the number of sick men,” according to the newspaper.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 5, 2015
In the neighbourhood are collieries and stone quarries.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
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