Delivering coal from the face, to waiting ships was facilitated by Coal Hurries which were located on the harbour at Whitehaven. They were a pretty ingenious, but simple mechanism, which allowed coal to be transported from pit to boat in a short period of time.
Coal was placed in the cart, which you can see located on the top of the Hurrie. The cart moved along, and was tipped when it reached a stop on the line. Coal slid down a chute (can be seen to the right of the hurry) into the hold of a waiting ship. The Hurrie, and the ship didn't move during loading - so men were employed to disperse the coal evenly... moving tons of coal daily, by shovel - it was back breaking work! Beneath the Hurrie, a number of men (coal rangers) were employed to collect the black gold as it fell to the ground.
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