I've not heard of documents disappearing like this, but it is well known that it was common practice to dispose of the miners lamps down the shaft.
John.
> Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:52:42 +0100> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Destruction of Colliery Records> To: [log in to unmask]> > The latest issue of "Folklore" contains an article on coalmining heritage by Rosemary Power (the details are here but I'm afraid you need a subscription to read it online).> > She mentions the widespread belief that, when a pit closed, the business records were dumped into the shaft before it was capped, but concludes that it is unlikely to have happened.> > I've never come across this belief and I wonder if anyone else has. More importantly, has anyone got any evidence that it ever happened?> > Keith Ramsey
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