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![The stoker of the tramp steamer , ' Eston ' shoveling coal into the ship ' s boiler . 1935 - TopFoto The stoker of the tramp steamer , ' Eston ' shoveling coal into the ship ' s boiler . 1935 - TopFoto](https://d2sze6qxvc07yt.cloudfront.net/cdn/topfoto/previews/10105/84dd3793ab54a7a50947a7e05e1af3e5/5/719420924aadf1f3326796f7bed6555b/3031428.jpg)
The stoker of the tramp steamer , ' Eston ' shoveling coal into the ship ' s boiler . 1935 - TopFoto
![The Merchant Navy on the Home Front, 1914-1918 Men working in the stoke hold of a merchant ship. Trimmers deliver coal to Firemen i… | Merchant navy, Greece, Seaman The Merchant Navy on the Home Front, 1914-1918 Men working in the stoke hold of a merchant ship. Trimmers deliver coal to Firemen i… | Merchant navy, Greece, Seaman](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d8/ca/28/d8ca2854deb83c44dd36fb1b3eefe948.jpg)
The Merchant Navy on the Home Front, 1914-1918 Men working in the stoke hold of a merchant ship. Trimmers deliver coal to Firemen i… | Merchant navy, Greece, Seaman
![B/W print; Woman coal trimmer Miss G Stanbridge shovels coal or ash into a wheelbarrow at Lots Road power station during the Second World War by Topical Press, 29 June 1942 B/W print; Woman coal trimmer Miss G Stanbridge shovels coal or ash into a wheelbarrow at Lots Road power station during the Second World War by Topical Press, 29 June 1942](https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/system/files/styles/collection_item_gallery_thumbnails/private/collection_item/i00007nr.jpg?itok=ZIKuXrp0)