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Re: What is a "corver"
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Adrian Pearce <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 17 Oct 2000 01:05:53 +0100
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Fred > I recently discovered an ancestor that worked in the mines of County Durham > as a "corver" or possibly "carver". Can anyone explain what this was? > A corve was a wooden truck used underground so maybe he pushed them. Adrian -- Visit the following sites for references to all kinds of mining subjects British Mining Database http://www.ap.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/bmd.htm National Association of Mining History Organisations http://www.ap.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/namho.htm Shropshire Mines Trust http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~lizcolin/smt.htm Bersham Colliery Trust http://www.ap.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/bct.htm %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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