For those who have not got £25k to spare I can offer the following:
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 1851, 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 a boring 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 £3.50 post free.
>
>
Cheers - Tony Oldham
Duncavin
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CARDIGAN
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United Kingdom
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>From: Bernard Moore <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: "The mining-history list." <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Justin Brooke - MJ's
>Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:50:39 EST
>
>The price was £22,000 + 15% Premium, making £25,300 (unfortunately!). I
>believe it is going to a good home though.
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