Conditiions in the Mining Industry up to the Middle of the 20th Century-Underground

 
 
 
 
 
   

001-A coal getter is a coal face worker who in the past would chop the coal off the solid face before loading the coal into to tubs with a fork. The fork was used to ensure small coal wasn’t loaded by the miners.

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