Jud: A block of coal about 4 yards square holed and cut, ready for
breaking down.
The brokens was where the task of removing pillars was carried out.
Daniel R. Pratt
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From: Dave Williams [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 3:37 PM
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Subject: "Brokens" and "Jud"
In H.M. Inspectors reports for Northumberland and Durham for 1893 he
reports on the death of William Wilson, a hewer aged 26, at Cramlington
Colliery. He states:
"Inspection made and inquest attended. He was working in a "brokens",
and after finishing his kirving he "knicked" the jud somewhere about the
middle, leaving it standing with two loose ends, when the coal and stone
fell on to him. Stays or sprags should certainly been used in this
case."
Came anyone tell me what a "brokens" was, and what a "jud" was. I come
across these phrases fairly regularly, but I could do with a decent
definition.
Looking forward to receiving a definition.
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