At 14:12 05/11/99 -0500, you wrote:
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>In a message dated 11/5/99 11:51:58 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:
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><< This would indeed be a very good subject for a book;
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>it would appeal to those interested in mines and those interested in
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>railways which must be a HUGE target audience. >>
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>This is a great idea. There is certainly enough material available on this
>thread to make a collaborative work. This would be a historical monument
and
>may be the first mail-serve effort from authors around the world, many who
>have never seen or met each other.
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>There is certainly a great variety of perspectives. This thread is followed
>by engineers and metallurgists, miners, academia, archivists, researchers,
>cave crawlers and industrial grave robbers. The contributors include a
great
>number of talented and creative people. As I understand membership and
>contribution is open on the subject of mining history. If we can increase
>the focus on the subject of Railways and Mines we should be able to create a
>monstrous tome capable of curing the most stubborn case of insomnia.
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>Mason
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A truly monstrous tome indeed. It would take a lot of organising/planning
but it is certainly worth a try. My contribution alas would be a very small
one.
Richard Kelham
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