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Tables
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Summary
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1
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1. The employment of boys in six coalfields
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1-6
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(i) The work done by the boys
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4
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(ii) Parents wishes for their boys
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4
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(iii) Boys wishes for themselves
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5
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(iv) Summary
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5
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2. Attitude toward coal-mining as a job
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(i) The proportions who had considered coal-mining as a possible occupation
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7
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7-8
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(ii) The advantages and disadvantages of coal-mining
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7
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9-21
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(iii) The social standing of the coal-miner
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8
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22-24
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(iv) Housing, social Amenities, and alternative employment
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9
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25-30
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(v) Attitudes towards compensation for injuries
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9
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31-32
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(vi) Summary
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9
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3. Attitudes toward conditions in coal-mining
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(i) What is thought to be important in jobs in general
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11
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(ii) How coal-mining compares with other work
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12
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33-35
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(iii) The most and the least unpleasant aspects of working conditions in coal-mining
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13
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36-47
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(iv) The attitudes of mining fathers toward conditions in coal-mining
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14
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48-52
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(v) Summary
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15
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4. The future of coal-mining
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(i) The importance of coal-mining
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16
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53-54
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(ii) What improvements might attract boys to the industry
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16
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55-58
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(iii) Attitudes toward mechanisation
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17
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59-64
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(iv) Attitude towards training schemes
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17
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65-70
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(v) Attitudes towards nationalisation
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18
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71-85
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(vi) The final opinions of parents and boys on mining as a job
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19
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86
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(vii) Summary
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19
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5. Tables
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APPENDICES
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A. The schedule
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B. The sample
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C. Mining as a hereditary job
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