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Robert was the fireman for Wylam Colliery pumping engine, earning a very low wage, so that there was no money for schooling.
George realised the value of education and paid to study at night school to learn reading, writing and arithmetic — he was illiterate till the age of 18.
In 1801 he began work at Black Callerton colliery as a ' brakesman ', controlling the winding gear of the pit.
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