rigsby:
Very similar at Cresswell loading best lump . About 6 0r 7 hours for 10 tons but they had a good canteen to while away the time . Take the load home for tomorrow delivery and our coalshed was stacked to the rafters .
Well at least they let us use their canteens, not something that could be said for all of the dockers. We were even turned away from the toilets in London, lorry drivers and Lascars (Indian seafarers) use the holes in the floor. 