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Tyneside coal (c. 1750)

c. 1750 — Coal from the Tyne and Wear travels down the coast to London in colliers. The capital was already taking over 460,000 tons a year by 1700. In a country where wages were high, this cheap fuel helped make machines that saved labor worth using.

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Turning point
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Why Britain industrialised first (chapter 1 of Industrial Revolution)
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The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
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Map showing Tyneside coal (c. 1750), turning point in The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
TURNING POINT · THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1750–1914

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