Shale Voices
Published on 1. December 1999
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-946487-78-3 (ISBN)
Description
This comprehensive work features oral history, local journalism and family history to provide documentation of Scotland's shale mining industry; of the people, communities and generations of families involved, and the cultural and political impact of the industry. It includes numerous photographs, drawings, poetry and short stories which should appeal to any reader with an interest in Scotland's social and cultural history.
Reviews / Votes
"The way I descibe it is, you're a coal miner and I'm a shale miner. You're a tramp and I'm a toff" Harry, a Drawer "He was at Addiewell oil works. Anyone in there is there for keeps" Joe, Electrician "There's a shale from here to Ayre, you see" Dick, a Drawer "There were sixteen or eighteen Simpsons...She was having one every dividend we would say" Sisters, from Broxburn.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Illustrations
illustrations, photographs
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-946487-78-3 (9780946487783)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Persons
Alistair Finlay has a BA ( Hons) in Literature and Social Sciences ( Open University), an MA in Applied Social Studies ( Bradford University), a Certificate in Scottish Cultural Studies ( Edinburgh University), and an M PHIL in Modern Poetry ( Stirling University). His poert has been published in various literary magazines. He works as a Senior Social Worker in Livingston for West LOthian Council, and he resides in Bathgate.
Content
Preface Tam Dalyell MP Introduction Poem: Shale Voices Poem Alistair Finlay Comment Poem: Dennis O'Donnell SHALE VOICES: Mining Talk Right Right Socialists That's your Graith Braes: Cousy and Cuddy No Rats Wife Talking: Clash-me-doon Sundays Denitist Children Tarbrax: The Fighting C...s Pitch & Toss Quotis Pit-ponies The Japanese Shale And they sent for Sommerville &me again A roof like glass Executed The stone, the coal and the shale Burned Tramps & Toffs Checkweightman Thingunnied: Working the surface haulage A carbride lamp Shale from here to Ayre Half a-crown extra for the faceman A company Union the filing and drawing They were called rebels Poem: Raymond Ross Poem: Alistair Finlay THE BURNGRANGE DISASTER Section 2