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TanyaJ
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On 12 Oct 2017 18:08, at 18:08, Peter KIng <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>I cannot explain “polling”. Mine is a synonym for ore, here probably
>ironstone nodules. The standard measure for this was the dozen, which
>was a dozen bushels. The ore needed to be kept on the surface for a
>period so that it could weather, after which the women were no doubt
>picking ore from gangue.
>
>I should add that the measure for charcoal was also the dozen, but it
>was a dozen sacks, each of 8 bushels. In each case, the quantity
>approximates to a ton, which was a load for a horse-drawn carriage.
>
>Peter KIng
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>From: Lynne Mayers
>Sent: 12 October 2017 13:22
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>Subject: Employment at S. Wales Iron Mines 1842
>
>Please can anyone clarify what I think are various employment practices
>in place at Dowlais/Ebbw Vale iron mines as described in 1842 by Rhys
>William Jones. All relate to women or girls working at the mine banks
>(I think):
>
>At Dowlais Iron Works: ‘I work with another girl who has the ‘polling’
>at this bank by the job.’
>
>At Ebbw Vale: 2 women ‘pick the mine ore clean and stack it up ready
>for measuring’ (several others describe stacking ‘mine’) and ‘I work
>for Richard Evans. He has the work by the dozen’.
>
>Most seem to be contracting out but I am not sure how the rest works.
>
>Many thanks,
>
>Lynne
>
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