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January, 1952
The development of underground transportation
Drawings and Photographs accompanying the article
| Sample | Description |
|---|---|
 | Fig. 1 — Women transporting coal |
 | Fig. 2 — Wheelbarrow used for underground transport (Agricola) |
 | Fig. 3 — "Bateau" used for carrying materials |
 | Fig. 4 — Women hauling tub |
 | Fig. 5 — "Bearing" coal in Scotland |
 | Fig. 6 — Cross-section of a roadway to minimise extent of excavation |
 | Fig. 7 — Dog haulage in U.S.A. before 1852 |
 | Fig. 8 — Mining railway illustration of about 1519, from Der Ursprung Gemeynner |
 | Fig. 9 — An illustration taken from the Cosmographiae Universales showing a four wheeled truck being pushed along a narrow gauge track at the Leverthal silver mine |
 | Fig. 10 — Mining truck illustrated by Agricola in De Re Metallica. A — iron band. B — iron straps. C ‐ iron axle. D — wooden rollers. E. — small iron keys. F — blunt iron pin. |
 | Fig. 11 — An exhibit in the Verkehrs and Baumuseum, Berlin, showing a wooden wagon and part of the track used in the gold mines of Transylvania |
 | Fig. 12 — Colliery sledge |
 | Fig. 13 — The use of sledges in South Staffordshire |
 | Fig. 14 — Rolley with corves |
Article reproduced from a copy of the magazine held at National Mining Museum Scotland, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
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