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Nimrod Workman (November 5, 1895 – November 26, 1994) was an American folk singer, coal miner and trade unionist.His musical repertoire included traditional English and Scottish ballads passed down through his family, Appalachian folk songs and original compositions.
Murray was born on January 13, 1940, in Martins Ferry, Ohio. [3] He said he lied about his age so he could work in a coal mine at the age of 16 and provide for his family, had experienced multiple mining accidents including a head injury from being struck by a steel beam, had a scar running from his head down his back from a separate accident, and once was trapped in a dark mine for 12 hours ...
Breaker boys at the Eagle Hill colliery near Pottsville, Pennsylvania. George Bretz photo, 1884.. A breaker boy was a coal-mining worker in the United States [1] and United Kingdom [2] whose job was to separate impurities from coal by hand in a coal breaker.
The miners: years of struggle: a history of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain from 1910 onwards. 1953. Arnot, R. P. The miners: in crisis and war: a history of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain from 1930 onwards. 1961; Arnot, Robert Page. South Wales Miners, Glowyr de Cymru: a History of the South Wales Miners' Federation (1914 ...
At work, the miner of the Middle Ages in Europe wore the normal costume for his local region – pit trousers (Grubenhose), shoes and miner's jacket (Bergkittel).. Only gradually was the typical miner's uniform created by the addition of unmistakable elements of miner's apparel such as the miner's apron (Arschleder), knee pads (Kniebügel), miner's cap (Fahrhaube or Fahrkappe, later pit hat ...
What's a Coal Miner to Do? The Mechanization of Coal Mining (1988), changes in the coal industry prior to 1940; Dubofsky, Melvyn and Warren Van Tine, John L. Lewis: A Biography (1977), leader of Mine Workers union, 1920–1960; Eller, Ronald D. Miners, Millhands, and Mountaineers: Industrialization of the Appalachian South, 1880–1930 1982.
They were often preceded by a characteristic noise, also in some areas called a bump. Trainee miners often found bumps a frightening experience. Butterfly. A butterfly is a safety link or detaching hook above the cage attached to the winding rope to prevent the cage from being over wound. It was invented by Edward Ormerod. [9] Butty
Medieval miners descending into the shaft (by Agricola). The miner's cap (German: Fahrhaube) is part of the traditional miner's costume.It consists of a white material (linen) and served in the Middle Ages to protect the miner when descending below ground (unter Tage).