Cyril Miles ex-collier Forest of Dean

Miles, Cyril and Griffiths, Jason ORCID: 0000-0002-4827-4508 (2016) Cyril Miles ex-collier Forest of Dean. [Audio] (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Cyril Miles describes his career as a coal miner in the Forrest of Dean, working at Waterloo, Northern United, True Blue pits. Working first on 'the screens' above ground, then underground in various roles including Mines Deputy, Overman, and in Mines Rescue. He describes various working practices and being involved in a mining accident.

Item Type:	Audio
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Forest of Dean. coal mining. working practices.
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GT Manners and customs T Technology > TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Creative Arts
Research Priority Areas:	Creative Practice and Theory Culture, Continuity, and Transformation
Depositing User:	Jason Griffiths
Date Deposited:	06 Sep 2016 09:52
Last Modified:	08 Aug 2023 19:36
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/3776

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