10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIT PONY»
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pit pony in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pit pony and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pit Pony: The Picture Book
Pit Pony, the story ofa young boy working in a Cape Breton coal mine at the turn
ofthe last century, has become a Canadian children's classic. She would be
delighted to know very young children now will be able to learn her story ofWillie
and ...
Joyce Barkhouse, Janet Barkhouse, 2012
When a pony he has grown up with is sold to be a pit pony, hauling coal underground, a young boy is determined to earn the money to free him by working in the mine himself.
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Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester
1991; relocated 2001 Fibreglass; resin and coal dust 1.4m × 2. m × 55cm Status:
not listed Condition: good Owned by: Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Description: Life-size sculpture of harnessed pit pony, wearing blinkers to keep
the ...
Terry Wyke, Harry Cocks, 2004
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Articles on Working Horses, Including:
Pit Pony, Guide ...
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THE PIT PONY (a loose translation ofPaulZech's 'Das Grubenpferd') No night
weeps such black tears at the black railing As, in the ink-black pit, this blind pit-
pony; For him it seems the meadows which he tastes In every wisp of pit-hay's
gone ...
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1000 Famous Horses Fact and Fictional Throughout the Ages: ...
PIT PONY. Horses and ponies were used in coal mines for many years. At first
they worked wholly above ground, transporting coal for local use, and at many
small mines, provided power for the horse-driven winding gins. Later, they were ...
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Voices in the Dark:
Pony Talk and Mining Tales
They were to be used by salvage men because of their size and strength. I was
then given a pony called Duke who was tall but more like a racehorse than a pit
pony. He was all right and we worked well together. My extra shilling a week was
...
The life of a pit pony was not easy. Shetlands started working in the mines at the
age of four. They spent nearly their entire lives underground. They were only
allowed to go outside for short periods of time. However, most of the miners cared
...
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Continuity and Change in Irish Poetry, 1966-2010
Even in a poem as brief as “An Old Pit Pony,” a counterlyric is produced. The
pony i5 infixed into incommensurable settings: one in which it is on the ground
and under the sky, one in which it is underground beneath “pit-propped skies,”
and ...
Since he loves the sun and meadow, a young Steppe pony rebels when taken to work in the coal mine, but his rebellion nearly costs a price greater than loss of sunshine.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIT PONY»
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pit pony is used in the context of the following news items.
Blast From The Past! Lesser-Known TV And Film Debuts Of …
However, her acting career began nearly a decade earlier on the Canadian TV film, Pit Pony! Can you spot little 10-year-old Ellen?? Next ». «PerezHilton.com, Jul 15»
Fred Leicester column: I've had my fill of cats at home, so I won't be …
I didn't know I was allergic to cats until I had a cat and my eyes started watering and I wheezed like an old pit pony. And then, just when I'd ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
Thoresby Colliery closes: A history down the mine
If a pit pony died, there would be an inquiry by the pit manager as to why it had happened. If a man died, he as replaceable the next day. «ITV News, Jul 15»
Wood has his apples around him
Coming from Ashington, my horse is probably more of a pit pony, but I'm open to suggestions. I've never, ever ridden a non-imaginary horse, ... «Wisden India, Jul 15»
Ashes special, but nothing like making a debut: Mark Wood
Coming from Ashington, my horse is probably more of a pit pony, but I'm open to suggestions. I've never, ever ridden a non-imaginary horse, ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
At Night by Dixe Wills, book review: Nature, darkness, ripping yarns …
A bicycle is nothing like a pit pony. Delete! "I passed a brace of chicken emporia, one of which was still open and blazed with light of eye-aching ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
Pit pony exhibition explores life in the mines for equines
“It tells the story of the pit pony — what they did, what conditions were like underground and what it was like when they came to the surface,” ... «Horse & Hound, Jun 15»
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell recap: episode three – The …
... about like a knackered pit pony. An impressive amount of action and plot was stuffed in this week, and without it feeling too rushed, I thought. «The Guardian, May 15»
Justin Cartwright: Money and greed has ruined the looks of the …
Sometimes you hear posthumous memories of legends such as Billy Meredith (pit pony driver), Nat Lofthouse (coal miner) and many more who ... «Evening Standard, May 15»
Families visiting Beamish Museum enjoy first Horses at Work event
Spectators were treated to Victorian horse-drawn omnibuses, working pit pony demonstrations, First World War vehicles and donkey rides. «ChronicleLive, Apr 15»
