It might be worth speaking to Dave Tuffley as he produced the booklet (available on line) on the glossary of terms used in the Forest of Dean
He may be able to say where he got the term from
Regards
David
> On 30 Jul 2017, at 17:36, Roger Gosling <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Hi, a friend is trying to find out whether the term Gamboreen, Gamborine or
> just Gam is used in mining areas other than the Forest of Dean (where it
> appears in some coroners reports as contributing to a miner's death). Does
> anyone know of other use of this term or places other than the forest of
> Dean?
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> He has put what he believes it is on the aditnow website:
> "Used to describe a wooden beam attached to a shaft winding rope. From it
> descended 4 chains which were attached to the pit cage or sometimes directly
> to the 4 corners of a pit cart. Gamboreen described the whole attachment
> system. Used in the Forest of Dean."
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> and another definition is:
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> "Gamboreen, Gamborine or 'Gam':- The shackling arrangement that secured a
> cart or cage to the winding rope in the mine shaft. Although it is not
> certain, it is believed that a gamboreen was the timber beam shown attached
> to the wire guide ropes"
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