MINING IN THE KILCROHANE AREA Frank O Mahony from Bantry Historical and
Archaeological Society Jl Vol 2 1994. 18pp article with map. Gives
details of these Irish mines and examines reasons for their closure.
AVOCA MINES by Ernie Shepherd from Arklow Historical Society Jl 1986.
12pp article with plates and line drawings examining these mines in the
Wicklow Mountains, Ireland.
CAPPAGH MINE AN ENDANGERED HERITAGE SITE by Tom Reilly and Des Cowman
from Mizen Journal No 6 1998. 12pp article with line drawings and plan
of these Irish Mines which have the most complete set of surface ruins
in West Carbery.
Nanteos: A country-house hotel with classical architecture. Mansion
which inspired Wagner. The Western Mail. Welsh Homes Supplement. 27
March 1999 p 3 illus. In case you are wonder what this is do with
mining history, this was the ancestral home of the Powells, the fabulous
mid-Wales mine owners.
The Story of Parkend / a Forest of Dean Village by Ralph Anstis 1998 80
pp illus. Lightmoor Press. Iron smelting and coal mining, an
interesting combination with many historical photos.
Edwardian Dean in Colour by Neil Parkhouse and Ian Pope Vol 1 The
postcards issued by Tilley’s of Ledbury, circa 1906-1914. Lightmore
Press. 44 pp 64 colour photos of which 9 are of collieries.
The (So Called) `Book of Dennis’ by Cyril Hart. The New Regard / The
Journal of the Forest of Dean Local History Society (14) 1999 p 30.
The
frequently mention book on mining laws never existed.
The Terringham Family (The miners’ fight against them and others) by
Cyril Hart. The New Regard / The Journal of the Forest of Dean Local
History Society (14) 1999 p 62. Free miners exercising their rights in
1637.
Underground art movement / Exhibition: Miners and mining are the theme
of “The Last Shift” by Emma Pearson. The Western Mail, Arts 1, Saturday
8 May 1999 p 21 illus. At St David’s Hall in Cardiff and runs until
June 1.
Whitequarries Shale Mine Nr Abercorn, West Lothian by Ivan Young.
Grampian Group Journal Vol 5 No 1 March 1999 pp 44 - 52, photos
surveys. Exploration of 500 m of passage in an oil shale mine, closed
in 1962. NGR NT 075 778
Contributed by Tony Oldham, Specialist Bookseller for Mines and Caves.
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