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Really? Kids did that: Jobs from the past

Dan and Bex find a book that transports them back to Victorian Britain to explore why children worked!

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Jobs from the Past

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Jobs from the Past

Why do children work?

Jobs from the Past

Why did we used to have chimney sweeps?

Jobs from the Past

Farming during the Victorian era

Jobs from the Past

Mines during the Victorian era

Jobs from the Past

Why children worked after school

Jobs from the Past

Swimming through poo: The Gong Scourer

Jobs from the Past

Jobs on the move: What did kids do?

Jobs from the Past

Jobs for children in factories

Jobs from the Past

The goriest jobs in Victorian Britain...

Jobs from the Past

Potteries and carrying clay!

Jobs from the Past

Clothes and how they're made

Jobs from the Past

Hurrah for school... or perhaps not!

Jobs from the Past

Child servants during the Victorian era

Jobs from the Past

Where do children still work?

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