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and gives in exchange for his money. The pay for each man is- 

 counted out beforehand and placed in a tin cup kept on a rack 

 properly numbered. In this way there is no delay when paying 

 a number of men. 



The company's waggons are repaired on the premises. 

 Fig. 182 shows the overhead travelling crane used for lifting 

 the body of the waggon oft' its under-carriage. 



West Wallsend-Killiiigworth Colliery. 



This colliery belongs to the Caledonian Coal Company, and 

 adjoins the West Wallsend colliery, owned by the same com- 

 pany. It is readied by a private line from Cockle Creek. Most 



Fig. 183. Headframe and heapstead. 



of the miners reside in the township of Killingworth that lias 

 sprung up on the property. The mine is under the manage- 

 ment of Mr. A. E. Kirk. Here, as at the neighbouring col- 

 lieries, the Borehole seam is being worked, but the Young 

 Wallsend seam has also been touched. This colliery, working 

 under similar conditions to the West Wallsend colliery, and 

 belonging to the same company, in most cases uses similar 

 machinery and methods. The dip of the seam being slight, 

 they are able to open out the bords, both to the rise and to 

 the dip. 



