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Travel Bug Dog Tag "Harry the Hewer" Travel bug.

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A hewer is a man who cuts coal, removing it from the coal face. His was normally one of the most dangerous jobs in coal mines because in addition to the usual dangers, coal would fall from the face and sometimes the roof would fall in. Normal procedure for hewers was to cut a slot in the base of the coal seam so that coal would drop, or be coerced into dropping down under gravity. The roof immediately above the coal was also liable to fall. Hewers, being in the vicinity of this activity were often killed by accidental falls of coal or stone. Hewers death certificates frequently record this as the cause of death. In fact it became such a commonplace accident that the Inspector of mines in Britain generally recorded it with little investigation, since there was little they could do about it.
Hewing was hard work, and mining culture in many places records the strength and bravery of the hewer.
The terms hewer and hewing are recorded in the mining glossaries as being primarily used in Newcastle, England.

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    Tracking History (4389.2mi) View Map

    Visited 11/25/2010 Harveyjj took it to Racecourse - Gypsy North Wales, United Kingdom - .12 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 11/25/2010 Harveyjj took it to Racecourse - Post Horse North Wales, United Kingdom - .17 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 11/25/2010 Harveyjj took it to Racecourse - Bunny North Wales, United Kingdom - .75 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 11/25/2010 Harveyjj took it to HRS attacks - Babell - Drive by North Wales, United Kingdom - .57 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 11/25/2010 Harveyjj took it to Babell Village Vexation. North Wales, United Kingdom - 7.44 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 11/24/2010 Harveyjj took it to Is Harry Potter on the bottle? North Wales, United Kingdom - .15 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 11/24/2010 Harveyjj took it to Smelly Cache North Wales, United Kingdom - 1.93 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 11/24/2010 Harveyjj took it to Babbling Brook North Wales, United Kingdom - .87 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 11/24/2010 Harveyjj took it to Molecule No1 (NWGCS) North Wales, United Kingdom - .08 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 11/24/2010 Harveyjj took it to Migration Station North Wales, United Kingdom - 1.15 miles  Visit Log
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