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Offline Sluj_u40

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whats the difference between...
« on: Monday 01 August 05 21:32 BST (UK) »
... a coal miner and a coal hewer?? is there any difference at all?  ???
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« Reply #1 on: Monday 01 August 05 21:51 BST (UK) »
Hi 

It may be worth having a look at www.wirksworth.org.uk/A20-1901.htm starting at 4th paragraph!!

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« Reply #2 on: Monday 01 August 05 21:52 BST (UK) »
I shouldn't think they will be very different.  Perhaps it depended on the type of mine and how deep they went?   Hard work anyway!
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« Reply #3 on: Monday 01 August 05 22:25 BST (UK) »
A coal miner is a generic term for any underground worker in a coal mine.

A coal hewer is the person who breaks out the coal from the seam, i.e. the person who actually cuts the coal on the coal face.
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« Reply #4 on: Monday 01 August 05 22:56 BST (UK) »
Is that the same difference as a collier and a miner? ???

Genuine question...my grampa was a 'collier' and there was a lot of grumbling if he was ever referred to as a miner :o

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