What's a detaller?

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Member Since: December 2005 Posts: 274 Send Message	Krissie	Report	29 Jun 2006 20:46
	Anyone know what a detaller is in a coal mine?
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	29 Jun 2006 20:49
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Are you sure you've got that correctly? Where and when is it from?
Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 6,440 Send Message	An Olde Crone	Report	29 Jun 2006 20:50
	Um - think its 'detailer'. This was to do with taking the 'tailings' out of the coal - the useless dust and tiny bits that couldnt be sold. OC
Member Since: December 2005 Posts: 274 Send Message	Krissie	Report	29 Jun 2006 20:53
	Got it from the 1901 census index on this site. Sounds like a lovely job, Old Crone!
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 726 Send Message	Vicky	Report	29 Jun 2006 21:01
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 726 Send Message	its probably dataller someone paid on a daily basis, possibly working on the surface. I think the men who shored up the roof were also included in this description. (the chaps who actually cut the coal were paid by the ton)