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David | Report | 17 Aug 2004 18:36 |
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Hi Catherine, One other point on coal mining. A collier was a person who mined coal. A miner was someone who mined stone, ore etc. The 2 terms became confused. Roy White |
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Catherine | Report | 17 Aug 2004 18:19 |
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thanks for the info! |
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Unknown | Report | 17 Aug 2004 18:16 |
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Catherine from Old Occupations: Mine face worker - hewed or cut the coal Hew is a verb meaning to strike, cut with an axe, or carve. nell |
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Catherine | Report | 17 Aug 2004 18:07 |
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i have quite a few relatives that were coal hewers, and i'm not entirely sure as to what this entailed, can anybody help? |
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