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Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	10 Dec 2006 22:58
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	Gas Maker Made gas by heating coal to produce gas, which was purified to remove the tar. The coal would be turned into coke. The gas could be used for lighting, heating or powering a gas engine. The tar was used in road surfacing.
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	KM1978	Report	10 Dec 2006 22:53
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	thanks for that ....feel a bit silly now for not evan thinking of doing that.
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63,477 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	10 Dec 2006 22:50
	If you google old occupations, there is a site which tells you a bit more about what various jobs entailed. Reg
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	KM1978	Report	10 Dec 2006 22:47
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	hi to you all i was wondering if there are any good ways of finding out a bit more about how my anseters worked or evan were they would have worked id love to be able to see pics or read a bit about what there daily life was like most of my ansesters were miners ,iron workers and bricklayers although i do have one or two with different jobs does any-one no what a gas maker was? or a colliery bank contractor any tips ould be great thanks