Tranent and Its Surroundings: Historical Ecclesiastical and Traditional (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Tranent and Its Surroundings: Historical Ecclesiastical and Traditional<br><br>Female Labour in Mines - Coal Winding - Construction of_ the First Tramway - Children in Mines - Lord Dundonald and Mr R. Bald of Edinburgh on Female Labour in Mines - Public Indignation aroused against the System - Government Inquiry Commission Evidence given by Women and Children - Tables showing the Number of Children in East Lothian Coalworks - Examination of Coalmasters: Sir G''. G. Suttie Messrs H. F. Cadell John Deans John Grieve and A. G. Cuthbertson - Examination of Coal Managers: Messrs T. H. Moore W. Shearer and J. Thomson - Table of Weekly Wages &c. - Length of Life amongst Colliers by Dr m''kellar - Di?''erent Systems of Light ing to Work in Mines - Coal Draining - The Heuch.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.