At the Edge of the “Goaf”. The Graphic 21 September 1878: 285. Source: Internet Archive web version of a copy in the University of Illinois Library. Click on image to enlarge it
“A ‘goaf’ is where all the
coal is worked out, and nothing is left to support the roof, which
soon falls in masses, blocking the passage. Ronds are sometimes
kept open through such places by means of ‘pack-walls,’ and
timber supports. In our sketch a man is shown crawling forwards
to ascertain whether a practicable way still remains, it being
desired to pass through in order to examine the condition of
the workings beyond” (283).
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Bibliography
Work at a Coal Mine, I.” The Graphic (21 September 1878): 284-85. Internet Archive online version of a copy in the Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana. Web. 25 July 2021.
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