Forest of Dean FHT Forum - What is Billy Fair-play https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/ Connecting Forest of Dean Researchers World-Wide en What is Billy Fair-play (reply) My Great Grandfather, Levi Smith of Yorkley (1846-1909) was one of these and I was always told he was known as 'Billy Playfair'. I believe it was at the 'New Fancy' pit.

]]> https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=19197 https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=19197 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:41:33 +0000 Generalvcatkinson What is Billy Fair-play (reply) It is a gambling game. The game was one in which money was gambled on the ultimate destination of a marble which was rolled down a board sub-divided into coloured sections. I assume the charge for the Cardiff miners was one of Gambling in public.

]]> https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=19049 https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=19049 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:22:39 +0000 Generaljam1401 What is Billy Fair-play (reply) "Billy Fair play" in the context of mining


The Billy is used to weigh out the coal a miner / hewer produced - and then paid wages for

"Fair play" - just what it says on the pack !

Part of the problem is to do with screening the small coal bits and dust , from the sizable chucks. The miner was only paid for the sizeable chuncks rather than everything mined including the small pieces ( from memory)

]]> https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=18984 https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=18984 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:54:00 +0000 Generalslowhands What is Billy Fair-play In 1892 3 Cardiff miners were at a Miners Demonstration at Speech House and were arrested and charged with gambling for playing the game "Billy Fair-play" does anyone know what the game involved?

]]> https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=18982 https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=18982 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:43:42 +0000 Generaldink999