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100 1 Mason, Peter Ford.
245 10 Pit Sinkers of Northumberland and Durham /|cPeter Ford
Mason.
264 1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bThe History Press,
|c[2012]
264 4 |c©2012
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520 Shaft sinking for the extraction of minerals has taken
place for centuries. Coal mining has been carried out
using various methods of sinking from shallow bell pits to
deep shafts. Newcastle and the collieries along the banks
of the River Tyne had a tradition of exporting coal to
London. Following the invention of steam engines, sinkers
were quick to use them in coal mining, and these
innovations were to benefit many engineering developments.
However with deeper mines, explosive gases were to cause
the death and injury of many miners. Miners had always
lived in close communities, and this was especially so for
the sinker families in the north-east. The sinkers were
recognised as being the "elite of miners." With previously
unpublished photographs, this book is a must for those
interested in the region’s industrial heritage.
538 System requirements: Adobe Digital editions.
588 0 Print version record.
650 0 Coal mines and mining|zEngland|zDurham (County)|xHistory
|vPictorial works.
650 0 Coal miners|zEngland|zDurham (County)|xHistory|vPortraits.
650 0 Coal mines and mining|zEngland|zDurham (County)|xHistory.
650 0 Coal miners|zEngland|zDurham (County)|xSocial conditions.
650 0 Coal miners|zEngland|zDurham (County)|xHistory.
650 7 HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.|2bisacsh
655 0 Electronic books.
776 08 |iPrint version:|aMason, Peter Ford.|tPit sinkers of
Northumberland and Durham.|dStroud : History, 2012.
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