Apologies in advance if someone's already pointed this out (with 150
emails over the weekend to pick up when we came back from our conference
it gets a bit 'ard to keep track of threads.
Sources for Canaries - Snibston Discovery Park, nibston Colliery, AShby
Road, Coalville, Leicesetershire U.K./ +44 (0) 1530 510851
National Coal Mining Museum, Caphouse Colliery, New Road, Overton,
Wakefield, WF4 4RH,. U.K.
Regards
John
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>I have seen at least a couple of canary cages that were used underground in
>western Canada coal mines. I know one of the cages is in the Provincial
>Museum of Alberta in Edmonton and I think the other one is at the Glenbow
>Museum here in Calgary.
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>At 09:23 AM 07/10/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>>Recently I have had the task of looking for texts and/or internet sites
>>that refer the use of canaries in coal mines for the detection of gas.
>>Although the phrase "like a canary in a coal mine" is very much over
>>used, I have yet to find a single reference in a mining text to the
>>actual use of canaries.
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>>If anyone on this list is aware of any texts, bulletins, etc. that refer
>>to the use of canaries in coal mines, it would be very much appreciated
>>if you could forward this information to me. This research will be used
>>to provide an historical background for animals as sentinels for the
>>detection of environmental risks.
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>>Thank you,
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>>Joanne Macartney
>>Research Assistant
>>University of Guelph,
>>Guelph, ON, Canada
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>With kind regards,
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>Lawrence Chrismas
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>http://www.cambriapublishing.com/index.html
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