I have indexed parts of the Mining Journal which are of interest to me.
Details are as follows:
THE FOREST OF DEAN IN THE MINING JOURNAL AND OTHER REFERENCES by Tony
Oldham [2002] 34 pp illus. One of my favourite pastimes is reading The
Mining Journal. I started at the beginning, Vol 1 1835 and being a slow
reader, I have only got as far as 1855, although I have flittered through
later journals as well. Using quantity as a yardstick, rather than quality
I tend to rate each entry by length instead of content. Often, I have
quoted verbatim, and if I remember, this is enclosed in inverted commas.
Col or column refers to the length, or part of the length of a page, about
16 inches. I have used the £ sign instead of the small letter L [cf lamina]
and tried to retain original punctuation. Three full stops, [thus ... ]
denotes a Mogadon attack or lack of interest and I have omitted a small or
large chunk of text.
This bibliography not only covers the Forest of Dean Mines, but
includes its mine workers, mine owners, the Mushets - the legendary iron
smelters, and to a lesser extent the railways. This is not just aboring
index but a pot-pourri of anecdotes, like the two men who survived a 510
foot plunge down a shaft when the rope broke. How? Sorry, you will have to
buy the book! SB £3.00 post free.
A PARTIAL INDEX TO THE MINING JOURNAL 1835 TO 1855 / and other mining
references by Tony Oldham 41 pp millions of references, mainly Wales,
but includes odd references to such exotic areas as: Avon [=Bristol coal
field], Bishopston Silver Lead Mines, Devon, Ireland, Mendip Hills,
Silver-lead mines, The Paull family (Cornish mine Captains) etc. SB
£4.00
Also available on disc. A more useable format as one can do word search
etc. 3.5" WinWord6 format for £10.00 .
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