It is Dave Tuffley who is asking
-----Original Message-----
From: mining-history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
David Hardwick
Sent: 31 July 2017 18:20
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [mining-history] Gamboreen, Gamborine or just Gam
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:
>
> 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?
>
>
>
> 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."
>
>
>
> and another definition is:
>
>
>
> "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"
>
>
>
>
> If you need to leave the list, send the following message to
> [log in to unmask] -
>
> leave mining-history
> ---------
If you need to leave the list, send the following message to
[log in to unmask] -
leave mining-history
---------
If you need to leave the list, send the following message to [log in to unmask] -
leave mining-history
---------
|