Tag Archives: miners

Living Lore reblog: James Osborne ~The Gold Boulder

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from James Osborne: We all know legends grow with retelling. This one’s no exception. It’s about a gold boulder . . . and how it caused a murder. Or did it? We’re not sure. Nor are we convinced about … Continue reading →

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Knock by Hayley R. Hardman #writephoto

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Sue Vincent

My great-grandfather, Bill, told me this story and tonight I want to tell you it. In his time, the mines were all over Cornwall and almost all the men worked in one. They did long hard shifts, digging underground … Continue reading →