The Story of the Life of George Stephenson, Railway EngineerJohn Murray, 1860 - Всего страниц: 356 |
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... ground , is about forty thousand - the above - ground workmen being nearly half the number of those employed under the sur- face . Besides these there is about an equal number of keelmen and sailors employed in the transport of the coal ...
... ground , is about forty thousand - the above - ground workmen being nearly half the number of those employed under the sur- face . Besides these there is about an equal number of keelmen and sailors employed in the transport of the coal ...
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... ground , or " the lads belaw , " as they call themselves , are a peculiar class , quite distinct from the workmen employed on the surface . They are a people with peculiar habits , manners , and character , as much so as fishermen and ...
... ground , or " the lads belaw , " as they call themselves , are a peculiar class , quite distinct from the workmen employed on the surface . They are a people with peculiar habits , manners , and character , as much so as fishermen and ...
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... ground workmen connected with a colliery are the firemen , enginemen , and brakesmen , who fire and work the engines , and superintend the machinery employed to draw coals out of the pits and keep them clear of water . Previous to the ...
... ground workmen connected with a colliery are the firemen , enginemen , and brakesmen , who fire and work the engines , and superintend the machinery employed to draw coals out of the pits and keep them clear of water . Previous to the ...
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... ground , when it was landed by the banksman on the pit - head . The total power of the engines employed in pumping and winding in the Northern collieries is now considerably upwards of twenty thousand horses . The necessity which ...
... ground , when it was landed by the banksman on the pit - head . The total power of the engines employed in pumping and winding in the Northern collieries is now considerably upwards of twenty thousand horses . The necessity which ...
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... ground enclosed by lofty banks on either side , at the bottom of the narrow rift called Walbottle Dean . Jolly's Close , however , no longer exists , and only a few of the oldest people in the neighbourhood are aware that such a place ...
... ground enclosed by lofty banks on either side , at the bottom of the narrow rift called Walbottle Dean . Jolly's Close , however , no longer exists , and only a few of the oldest people in the neighbourhood are aware that such a place ...
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