Percival Cameron Muiredge & Rosie
Sparling, Chris2020
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This is a compilation of historical and newspaper articles which features a brief introductory history of the origins of coal mining in the Wemyss area and then relates to coal mining events at a particular groups of pits of the Wemyss Colliery, Fife.The group of pits looked at in more detail in this publication are the Percival pits around the farm, the Cameron Colliery pits and mines, Muiredge Colliery and the Rosie Colliery.Information relating to these pits and mines will be included in the order listed but readers will quickly realise that neighbouring pits in a colliery were usually linked very closely for successful coal operations in a coalfield whether this was for the purposes of coal extraction, ventilation or transportation of either men or minerals.Newspaper reports and articles relating to all the aforementioned pits and mine have been incorporated in chronological order.
Main title:
Percival Cameron Muiredge & Rosie / Chris Sparling
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Imprint:
Chris Sparling, 2020
Collation:
48p : illus, B&W photos ; 30 cm.
Local class:
WEMFI/MIN
Language:
English
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BRN:
3755348