11 black and white photos of miners in Doncaster from the 60s to the 80s

Senior Reporter

Published 17th Sep 2026, 17:00 BST

Doncaster has a rich mining history with over 18 major mines across the town.

We have looked through our archives and found some amazing black and white photos of miners.

There are photos from Barnburgh, Bentley, Hatfield and Rossington in this gallery.

Take a look through and see if there is anyone you recognise or if the photos bring up any memories for you.

We would love to hear your mining memories.

A miner works underground at Bentley Colliery

Hatfield colliery sinkers.

Bentley Colliery opened in 1905 and closed in December 1993.

Hatfield Colliery radio controlled coal cutter 21 October 1967.

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