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	Slate waggon - Slatewaggon
		Slate wagons (sometimes spelled waggons) are specialized types railroad cars designed for the conveyance of slate.
		Slate Wagon - this is the basic vehicle for transporting roofing slates from the quarry to the destination.
		Because roofing slates are relatively friable, they are packed vertically into the open slate wagons to reduce the chance they will be broken on their journey.
	www.kopete.org /Slate-waggon.html (0 words)

	Slate waggon at AllExperts
		Slate wagons (sometimes spelled waggons) are specialized types railroad cars designed for the conveyance of slate.
		* Slate Wagon - this is the basic vehicle for transporting roofing slates from the quarry to the destination.
		Because roofing slates are relatively friable, they are packed vertically into the open slate wagons to reduce the chance they will be broken on their journey.
	en.allexperts.com /e/s/sl/slate_waggon.htm (420 words)

	slated - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about slated (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Slate tiles are a traditional roof covering in many parts of the UK.
		Slate is highly resistant to atmospheric conditions and can be used for writing on with chalk (actually gypsum).
		Quarrying slate takes such skill and time that it is now seldom used for roof and sill material except in restoring historic buildings.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Slated (160 words)

	Slate Flooring
		Slate Trucks - The Slate Trucks are pieces of rolling stock featured in the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV Series.
		They are loaded full of slate in the Incline Quarry on the Skarloey Railway, and then carry slate to wherever slate is needed.
		Slate waggon - Slate wagons (sometimes spelled waggons) are specialized types railroad cars designed for the conveyance of slate.
	fi41.mmtfinancial.com /slateflooring.html (0 words)

	GLOSSARY OF THE TECHNICAL TERMS IN USE IN THE NEWCASTLE
		Foul coal -i mpure, from an admixture of slate, andc.
		Rolley - the waggons for transporting the tub or corves of coals from the crane to the shaft.
		Trimmer - a person who spreads the coals in the waggons or carriages in which the coals are conveyed along a railway from the top of the pit to the staith.
	www.burghamfamilytree.com /glossary_of_the_technical_terms.htm (0 words)

	Waggoner S Disease -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Slate wagons (sometimes spelled waggons) are specialized types railroad cars designed for the conveyance of slate.
		Because roofing slates are relatively friable, they are packed vertically into the open slate wagons to reduce the chance they will be broken on their journey.
		The waste slate was usually tipped from the wagon onto the slate tips, usually by physically tipping the entire wagon and its contents.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/163/waggoner-s-disease.html (1226 words)

	waggon - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		English Gypsy caravan, Gypsy Wagon, Gypsy Waggon and Vardo: Photograph...
		Waggon of the Month Romany's Vardo - Romany of the BBC, the first wildlife broadcaster, purchased...
		English Gypsy caravan, Gypsy wagon, Gypsy waggon and vardo: Photo...
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	Slate Isles - SlateIsles
		The Slate Islands are an island group in the Inner Hebrides, lying immediately off the west coast of Scotland, north of Jura and southwest of Oban.
		The underlying geology of the islands is slate, which was quarried widely until the mid-twentieth century.
		Quarry working began in 1630 and at the turn of the 20th century, the quarries were yielding some eight million slates every year.
	www.kopete.org /Slate-Isles.html (0 words)

	Aberllefenni slab wagon
		The Aberllefenni slate quarry was one of the primary quarries that sent goods down the Corris Railway.
		It was also one of the last working slate quarries in Wales, finally closing at the end of 2003.
		One of its many interesting features was the unusual waggons used to transport large slabs of slate down to the trans-shipment wharves in Machynlleth.
	railway.gwernol.com /Stock/GoodsStock/AberllefenniSlabWagon.html (140 words)

	Slate Flooring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Roofs are usually build to provide a sloping surface intended to shed rain or snow, with slopes ranging from eight feet for walls and ceilings often include bridging material near the center of a floor, and one, or more for joists and rafters.
		Made of a system of floor joists, and often include bridging material near the center of a system of floor joists, and often include plywood or composite sheathing, brick or stone veneers, and various stucco finishes.
		Wood or steel floor frames usually include a bottom plate which is secured to the structure of a floor, and one, or more for joists and rafters.
	fi27.trishinfo.com /slateflooring.html (1324 words)

	Slate Flooring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Slate Trucks - The Slate Trucks are pieces of rolling stock featured in the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV Series.
		They are loaded full of slate in the Incline Quarry on the Skarloey Railway, and then carry slate to wherever slate is needed.
		Slate waggon - Slate wagons (sometimes spelled waggons) are specialized types railroad cars designed for the conveyance of slate.
	fl46.mmtfinancial.com /slateflooring.html (1123 words)

	Natural history \| British History Online
		Since this alteration, three waggons, coupled together, are conducted by one man and horse, whereas, formerly it was necessary to have a man and horse to each waggon.
		There are quarries of excellent blue slate in the townships of Ulpha, Cockermouth, Buttermere, Borrowdale, Bassenthwaite, and elsewhere.
		Fuller speaks of Cumberland as a county wholly destitute of manufactures in 1662, except one of coarse broad cloth at Cockermouth (then lately set up and vended at home,) and one of fustian, set up at Carlisle in 1660; he adds, I wish the undertakers may not be disheartened with their small encouragement.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=50670 (0 words)

	Slate Flooring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		On July 4, 2004, a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony took place, with the text "To honor and remember those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 and as a tribute to the limited number of floors (a maximum of 70) that is slated to house office space but no private-sector tenants have yet been found.
		Wonderful roof tiles and slates, convincing thatching, realistic brickwork, weatherboarding, paving, and other stylish decorations transform a dollhouse into something truly personal and unique.
		Constructed of metal Stylish grey and fl slate finish Highlighted by brushed nickel accents Elegant silver mist fabric shade Requires one 100-watt bulb (not included) Operates with a long finial Requires one 100-watt bulb (not included) Operates with a base switch Measures 65 inches high Assembly required.
	fi64.regaldata.com /slateflooring.html (1249 words)

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		It is to be observed, that the third or three-letter class spell, by writing on the slate, words of three letters only; the fourth class write words of four letters: and the fifth, words of three or lour syllables; also, words with the meanings attached.
		In spelling by writing on the slate, the performances of the scholars are inspected, sometimes by the monitor of their class, often by an inspecting monitor, and occasionally by the master.
		When a boy has a waggon, a whip-top or ball, one thing of the kind satisfies him till it is worn out: but he may have a continual variety of pictures and prize lessons, and receive instruction as well as pleasure from every prize.
	www.constitution.org /lanc/epitome.htm (0 words)

	St. Menefreda Church, St. Minver
		This is based upon the discovery, in the oldest part of the churchyard, of crude slate coffins believed to be evidence of pre-Christian burials, possibly of the same date as the kistvaens on Dartmoor.
		In St. Minver the octagonal slate pillars and the arches of the North aisle are Norman.
		The waggon roof of the porch, and the carved bench ends date from this time.
	www.rockinfo.co.uk /rock/stminchc.html (0 words)

	Caithness CWS - Caithness Field Club - Annual Bulletins - 1998 - The Guage Of Slate Quarry Tracks
		Large flags were laid in two parallel tracks with plain ground between to give grip for the horse pulling one or more waggons.
		The surviving flags on the East side have a broad groove about 1Omm deep where the iron shod wheels ran, while the flags on the West side have a shallower groove.
		Quarries at Weydale and Holborn Head used steel rails with horses for traction, the horse riding downhill in a stable waggon.
	www.caithness.org /caithnessfieldclub/bulletins/1998/guage_of_slate_quarry_tracks.htm (0 words)

	Michaelstow Church
		By the door can be found two sundials-one of slate and another known as a "Noon-dial" scratched on the wall.
		In the churchyard and also in the church are some fine and varied slate memorials.
		There is a further slate memorial to Jane Meredith with two women in the pointed bodices and hooped skirts of the 17
	homepages.tesco.net /~k.wasley/michaelstow.htm (0 words)

	Narrative of an expedition to the source of St. Peter's River, Lake Winnepeck, Lake of the Woods, &c. &c. ...
		The slate is soon succeeded by a sandstone, which constitutes several of the mountains known by the local appellations of the Sideling, Town-hill, andc.
		We observe, in most cases, that the slate and reddish sandstone occupy the base of the higher mountains, and constitute the whole of the lower ones; while the crest of the high hills is formed of a sandstone which in every respect resembles that of the coal formations.
		The abundance of timber in that district, and the thinness of the population, have not yet rendered coal the exclusive fuel used, and it was not until we approached the Wheeling that we found coal exclusively used in lime and brick kilns.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /gc/lhbum/1607a/1607a.sgm (0 words)

	Slate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Slate Trucks (with faces) - The Alive Slate Trucks are narrow-gauge rolling stock featured in the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV Series.
		C Slate I A ground-breaking contribution to contemporary thinking about aesthetics, Arthur C. Danto's new collection of fantasy novels by J. Rowling and her publishers are currently making attempts to stop the distribution of these books.
		The United Opposition yesterday proved it was far from collapsing as its leaders announced the names of the eight members of the 12-man senatorial slate UNO will be fielding in the May elections, which spelled a winning ticket and a powerhouse slate.
	www.thetangerineturtle.com /Slate.html (1808 words)

	Chapter XVIII - Death of Mrs. McLeod
		A couple of bullocks and four-wheeled waggon is the next acquisition.
		Bullocks and a strong waggon are independent of formed roads; hence with this outfit he hauls timber or farm products or takes his family to visit a neighbour anywhere round about.
		At first these wooden houses were roofed with shingles, that is timber cut into pieces resembling slate; but these also have disappeared, and all houses are now covered with corrugated iron.
	www.electricscotland.com /HISTORY/nz/waipu18.htm (0 words)

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		It was no uncommon occurrence to see an Indian waggon by the road-side, with its pair of horses _sans_ driver, who might have been found either drunk or quarreling at the other end of the city.
		She consented to this, and the man at once went to his waggon, which was now at the door, he being about to start, and brought in a box which contained, amongst numerous other articles, the quilt he had been eulogizing.
		The humming noise produced by these insects is very disagreeable, and fills the surrounding air with murmurs, while the wilderness look of the scene of their depredations has a depressing effect on the mind of the traveller.
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	Home
		The games room was a waggon house which was open fronted on the road side, with the roof being held up by three granite posts.
		"Bramble" was a waggon house and where the "Gingle or Trap" (this was a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used for travelling by the family) was kept and carts and other horse-drawn implements.
		The stone and slate farm buildings were no longer suitable for modern farming, hence our decision to convert some of them to cottages.
	www.trevathanfarm.com /history.htm (0 words)

	Diary of a Geological Tour by Dr. Elisha Mitchell in 1827 and 1828 with Introduction and Notes by Dr. Kemp P. Battle, ...
		There was no water; there were no thriving towns and villages to be seen, inhabited by an industrious, frugal and virtuous grown population, and a body of youth preparing to supply with ability the plans which their fathers are shortly to leave.
		The rocks in the ascent of the ridge were chiefly mica slate, and granite of a grain, very white and frequently with abundance of mica.
		Along the creek by which we ascended I found clay slate which appeared to be in transition--also about the very head springs of Linnville and along the flank of the Grandfather.
	www.newrivernotes.com /nc/mitchdia.htm (0 words)

	The Britannia Foundry, Portmadoc
		On the one hand there were the slate quarries operating on the nominally 2ft gauge; on the other, the stone quarries at Penmaenmawr, Lleyn and elsewhere tended towards 3ft 0in gauge.
		Again in 1929, Owen visited the Park and Croesor slate quarries, where he was "surprised" to find that the brake wheel on the drum was worn and broken, while the walls of the drum house were leaning and in a dangerous condition.
		This was probably a wagon intended for slate quarries but, although the theory of the design was no doubt sensible, it seems unlikely that it would have stood up to much heavy work.
	www.irsociety.co.uk /Archives/49/Britannia.htm (0 words)

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		After this I turned my attention to water-wheels, waggons, boats, boxes, &c., and in time got to be quite an expert with tools, and could make almost anything out of wood.
		These were put in the waggon and a buffalo skin thrown over them, and then the vehicle was equipped for the Sunday drive.
		There was a light waggon kept for the old people to drive about in, the box of which rested on the axles.
	www2.cddc.vt.edu /gutenberg/etext04/lcfya10.txt (0 words)

	Musings: The Trail of Tears through Nashville
		As the fires began to be kindled, an aged Cherokee, who had been sick all the way, lay down by the fire, when his clothes caught fire, and he sprang up, but before he could be relieved, was burnt nearly to death.
		Lapsley a valuable cloak, bonnet, shawl, and a pair of shoes, sent on by a waggon which passed through Nashville after we left.
		Apparently, Taylor's contingent camped four miles short of Nashville for a total of five full days, arriving on the 20th and departing on the 26th.
	pages.prodigy.net /nhn.slate/nh00136.html (2165 words)

	Chapter the Fourth: The Letter, and the Lady (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The waggon was pulled by a double team of horses, and behind this waggon rolled two more, and around them all rode flanking men, fully armed in war-gear.
		The tarpaulin flap in the front of the waggon opened, and there in answer was the broad plain face of Burginde, the hair more grey, but the fl eyes still snapping like that of a hungry crow.
		Modwynn sent serving men to work, and the waggon was driven closer to the pleasure garden gate so Burginde and her charge could more easily go to the bower house.
	octavia.net /books/kilton/Chapter4.htm (3805 words)

	Victorian Women Writers Project
		On one of the dreary spaces of the settlement six white-tilted waggons, each with twelve oxen, are standing on their way to a distant part.
		An emigrant waggon and a forlorn tent, with a camp-fire and a pot, were in the foreground, but there was no trace of the boarding-house, of which I stood a little in dread.
		We had borrowed a waggon, but Dr. H.'s strong but lazy horse and a feeble hired one made a poor span; and though the distance here is only twenty-two miles over level prairie, our tired animal, and losing the way three times, have kept us eight and a half hours in the broiling sun.
	www.indiana.edu /~letrs/vwwp/bird/rocky.html (0 words)

	Narrow Gauge Railway Museum - Amgueddfa Rheilffyrdd Bach Cul - Restored Wagons
		Both two bar and three bar Talyllyn slate wagons are in the collection, the difference being quite obvious in the photo below.
		Corris Railway Mail Waggon which was used to convey outgoing mails from Corris and other post-offices to Machynlleth.
		The waggon made a gravity run from Corris every afternoon with the guard riding on the waggon to collect mail bags and regulate the speed by use of a hand brake.
	www.talyllyn.co.uk /ngrm/wagons.html (0 words)

	Bere Regis Listed Buildings
		South porch c 1875, of brick and flint banding has stone slate roof with coped gable.
		Late C19 extension has plastered walls and slate roof, and 2 casement windows on first floor.
		Single-storey extensions on north and east have plastered walls and slate roofs.
	www.bereregis.org /VillageNMR.htm (0 words)

	High Country Driving Club - Do you speak carriage? - 5
		Tavern keepers catering to wagon drivers kept a record on a slate behind the bar of the drivers' consumption - P for a pint, Q for a quart, and reminded them occasionally that their bills were mounting up.
		Unscrupulous tavern keepers would "pad" the bill so it was encumbant that the driver mind his p's and q's so as not to be taken advantage of.
		At Rhodes, for instance, a white horse was driven into the sea drawing a flaming chariot in a ritual to "revive the sun" after the cold, dark winter months.
	www.norwestcontrols.com /hcdc/spkinst5.htm (0 words)

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