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COAL WHIPPERS

AdrienneQ

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While looking at a Census from 1871 I noticed the occupation of Coal Whipper.

Picture from 1887 The whippers brought the coal up from below deck using a pulley system. The coal was then swung onto the quay or into a lighter. Coal was brought to London by colliers from the north of England.

I also found a 1843 Parliamentary bill about them in Hansard
 
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