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Kulbrydning paa Bornholm

Kulbrydning paa Bornholm poster
Directed by
John E. Carrebye
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
5 min

How it feels

This black-and-white documentary from 1940s Denmark shows how coal was mined from the forests south of Hasle. It shows the process of removing topsoil, digging the coal by machine and pick, and hauling it away by truck.

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What happens

Kulbrydning paa Bornholm er en dansk dokumentarfilm instrueret af John E. Carrebye. I årene 1943-1945 blev der brudt stenkul i skovene syd for Hasle. Først fjernes de øverste lag af ler og sand og køres ud til havet på tipvogne. 40 meter nede støder gravemaskinen på kullagene, som brydes med hakker og gravemaskine. Kullene køres til lagerpladsen, hvorfra de afhentes af lastbiler. Kulbrydningen ved Hasle har gjort det muligt at forsyne øens egne industrier og virksomheder med brændsel i en vanskelig tid. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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