Victorian Coal Mines Children''s British
Victorian Coal Mines. Coal was very important to the Victorians because it was their main source of power. They used it for: driving machinery, moving locomotives and steamships, cooking and heating. The coal was dug out from deep mines underground. In the tunnels, the miners hacked at the coal with picks and shovels. Young children would work down in the mines, some for up to 12 hours a day