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Collieries

Meaning

of Colliery

Source: Webster's dictionary

Examples

The river is slightly alkaline due to continuing, albeit minor, pollution discharge from the Corrwg Rhondda and Glyncorrwg collieries. Source: Internet

There were a number of collieries contributing to the pollution although the major source was the Whitworth Colliery. Source: Internet

The region's coalfields fuelled industrial expansion in other areas of Britain, and the need to transport the coal from the collieries to the Tyne led to the development of the first railways. Source: Internet

Dr Musokotwane said the government was also looking at listing 25 per cent Maamba Collieries shares to the Zambian public through the Lusaka Stock Exchange. Source: Internet

He did so with such success that he was promoted to enginewright for the collieries at Killingworth, responsible for maintaining and repairing all the colliery engines. Source: Internet

"Simple rectangular timber boxes, four to a wagon, they were used to convey coal from the Lancashire collieries to Liverpool, where they were transferred to horse-drawn carts by crane." Source: Internet

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