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The Mines and Collieries Act of 1842 banned which groups from working underground?

AForeign workers from Europe
BIrish labourers and their sons
CChildren under ten and women
DAll men aged over sixty years
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Children under ten and women
1. The Mines Commission of 1842 found conditions worsening. 2. Children under ten and women were banned underground. 3. Fielder's Act of 1847 limited hours to ten. _Source: syllabus Themes in World History, Theme 9, The Industrial Revolution._
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