1900 - 1994
Dedicated to the Miners of Silverwood
History of the Mine
SIMPLY THE BEST
Hollings Lane
Thrybergh
South Yorkshire England
Webmaster John Doxey
Main Photos Jonathan Dabs.
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Dedicated to the Miners of Silverwood History of the Mine SIMPLY THE BEST |
Hollings Lane Thrybergh South Yorkshire England Webmaster John Doxey Main Photos Jonathan Dabs.
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B Bal Maiden female mine worker Banksman in charge of the cages Bank Manager in charge of the cages Basketman emptied the baskets of coal into barges Bearer underground Worker Bottomer moved ore to the bottom of the shaft Brakeman pit head winch operator C
Certified Colliery Manager Checkweighman checked coal weight Chains Chartered mining engineer Civil Mining Engineer Clay Carier shot firers assistant Cliper attached the rope to waggons underground Coal Backer carried coal sacks to the coal wagons Coal Miner Ripper Below Coal Miners Head Lamp Keeper Above Ground Coalman Coal Merchant Coal miner Coal Higgler Coal
face worker Collier Colliery Deputy Below Ground Colliery Engine Stoker Colliery Carter Colliery Labourer Below Ground Colliery Fireman Colliery Labourer Colliery Store Keeper Colliery Stoker Colliery Officer Underground Coal broker Coal Drawer moved coal carts underground Coal Heaver offloaded coal Coke Drawer Coke Works Colliery Labourer Above Ground Corporal in charge of Haulage on Wagonways D Day Pad Below Ground Dogman Managed haulage underground Deputy
Deputy Coal Miner Driver E Engineman managed ore machinery Engineman below Ground
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Fitter Filler G Gaffer Checked for dirt in coal tubs Gas Manager checked for poisonous gas Getter coal face worker H Heading worker Hewer coal face worker Hurriers young girls employed as coal-drawers
Haulage I J Jagger boy in charge of train of trucks in coal mine Jigger in Coalmine K Keeker colliery weighman L Lamp Cleaner At Colliery Licenced Weigher at Colliery
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Mining Engineer Miner Chesser Manager Method study engineer N O Overman official P
Pick Sharpner At Coal Mine Surface Pit Boy Coal Pit Pony Driver Underground Pitman coal miner Punching Machine Worker Colliery Pit top Baggin repairs Platelayer At Colliery Underground Powderhouse Pump operator Plumber Prop Bobby checked the pit props Patty Driver R
Redesman maintained haulage ways Roleyway Man maintained underground roadways Rope Lad Under Ground Roadman S
Shot Firer used Explosives to blast in mines Stover Top man of what was termed as a butty partnership of miners Shoeing Smith Surfaceman Stoneworker
Tail gate ripper Trammer young miner Trapper opened and shut doorways
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Undermanager Underviewer V Viewer Pit manager W Wailer removed impurities from coal Wasteman- checked for gas W Wage Clerk
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