Collieries and coal mines? (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Saturday, March 03, 2012, 06:46 (4644 days ago) @ nancyminer

Are colleries and coal mines the same thing? And are colliers and coal miners the same? I grew up in coal mining country and now live in another coal mining area, but have never heard them referred to as colleries. Montana girl

It is I suspect a British idiom - Colliery = Coal Mine & Collier = Coal miner

we also use Collier in a different context to mean a small coal carrying ship !

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