A general view of the coal trade of Scotland, chiefly that of the River Forth and Mid-Lothian. as connected with the supplying of Edinburgh and the North of Scotland with fuel
Bald, Robert1808
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Looking at the early supply of coal to Edinburgh and the north of Scotland but also details an inquiry into the conditions of those women known as bearers, who carry coal under ground in Scotland.
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Glasgow & Hull : Oliphant & Brown, 1812.
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xv,173p. : 23cm.
Contents:
Preliminary observationsPrice of coals and the amount of colliers and labourer's wages a century agoInquiry into the causes which occasion the great difference in the price of coals in Edinburgh and GlasgowOf the using of coals in private houes and public worksThe importance of the coal mines to Great Britain, considered in a national and political point of viewLimited number of Colliers consideredInquiry into the expediency of exporting coals to the continent --Hints to philosophers and men of science for aiding the labours of the practical mineralogistInquiry into the condition of those women who carry coal under ground in Scotland, known by the name of Bearers.
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622.33
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English
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3435276