Emigration of coal miners (General)
by Peter Preece 
, Thursday, May 20, 2010, 11:05 (5379 days ago) @ lesleyr
I agree with your thoughts about reasons for emigration. My Forest relatives not only left the area but also changed their occupations.My wife's family came from South Pembrokeshire and in the early 1800's were coal miners. Many of them moved to the new South Wales mines where the conditions were better- better pay, new houses and railways to move the coal to the ports as well as allowing them to return to their homes on visits quite cheaply- 1d per mile or there abouts.
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