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... been made by Henry III . more than a century earlier . The error originated with Gardner in 1656 , and has ever since passed current . let on lease in the Manor of Whickham , and 14 [ CHAP . II . A HISTORY OF COAL MINING.
... been made by Henry III . more than a century earlier . The error originated with Gardner in 1656 , and has ever since passed current . let on lease in the Manor of Whickham , and 14 [ CHAP . II . A HISTORY OF COAL MINING.
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Robert Lindsay Galloway. let on lease in the Manor of Whickham , and others at Gateshead ; and in the surrounding district the work- ing of coal was actively going on at Birtley , Fugerhous , and Winlaton . Edward III . was the first ...
Robert Lindsay Galloway. let on lease in the Manor of Whickham , and others at Gateshead ; and in the surrounding district the work- ing of coal was actively going on at Birtley , Fugerhous , and Winlaton . Edward III . was the first ...
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... Whickham , made by the Bishop of Durham in 1356 , it was stipulated that the lessees might not draw from each mine more than one keel 1 This word occurs in a variety of forms which seem to point to its being a contraction for aqueduct ...
... Whickham , made by the Bishop of Durham in 1356 , it was stipulated that the lessees might not draw from each mine more than one keel 1 This word occurs in a variety of forms which seem to point to its being a contraction for aqueduct ...
Page 25
... the new ordinance of the pump " and in the purchase of horses for the same . And almost exactly at the same time a commencement was made to draw the water to the surface at a mine at Whickham on CHAP . III . ] 25 IN GREAT BRITAIN .
... the new ordinance of the pump " and in the purchase of horses for the same . And almost exactly at the same time a commencement was made to draw the water to the surface at a mine at Whickham on CHAP . III . ] 25 IN GREAT BRITAIN .
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... Whickham , for drawing coals and water out of the coal pit there , by my lord's command . ” Other difficulties besides those arising from water were also beginning to embarrass the miners . Among these may be mentioned underground fires ...
... Whickham , for drawing coals and water out of the coal pit there , by my lord's command . ” Other difficulties besides those arising from water were also beginning to embarrass the miners . Among these may be mentioned underground fires ...
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