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Coal-mining museums
Museums and attractions
Wakefield, Huddersfield and Yorkshire.
Coal mining
Coal Mining Museums
The Scottish Mining Museum - Scotland's Black Diamonds
www.scottishminingmuseum.com
Big Pit - National Mining Museum
www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/bigpit
The French Mining Museum - Lewarde
www.chm-lewarde.com/english/index2.htm
The Durham Miners' Museum
www.dmm.org.uk
The German Mining Museum - Bochum
www.bergbaumuseum.de/english/frame17.html
The Sardinian Mining Museum - Sardinia
www.museodelcarbone.it
Local and Regional Information
Welcome to Yorkshire - for information on what to do and where to stay
www.yorkshire.com
Yorkshire Attractions Group -Yorkshire's Magnificent Attractions
www.yorkshireattractions.org
Wakefield Tourism and Leisure - other attractions and things to do around the Museum
www.wakefield.gov.uk/CultureAndLeisure/VisitWakefield
Kirklees Tourism and Leisure - other attractions and things to do around the Museum
www.kirklees.gov.uk/visitorportal
On the Surface: The Heritage of Mines and Mining (April 2011)
www.tourism-culture.com/conferences_and_events.html
Coal Mining Organisations / Information
The Coal Authority - the Government organisation responsible for current and former coal mining land
www.coal.gov.uk
UK Coal - the country's largest producer of coal
www.ukcoal.com
National Union of Mineworkers - the UKs largest mining union
www.num.org.uk
National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shot Firers
www.nacods.co.uk
British Association of Colliery Management
www.bacmteam.org.uk
The Tunnellers' Memorial Fund
www.tunnellersmemorial.com
Mining Technology
www.mining-technology.com
Mining-Technology.com is an online resource for the mining industry and we also provide information on a number of mines all over the World.
Learning
My Learning - Learning resources from Yorkshire's museums, libraries and archives
www.mylearning.org
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
www.mla.gov.uk
Institute of Directors
www.dotya.co.uk