Seeing the question was solved as to what a pentice was - how about this - Wanted a good RUBBLE WALLER Is this a wall maker using rubble? d

Boss a Rubbler was a person who sorted the small stones in the quarries a Waller was a person who built walls with bricks or dry stone. So my guess - he made walls out of stone, or rubble as you said pp ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise" <denisem@powerup.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 12:30 PM Subject: [HC] What is this? > Seeing the question was solved as to what a pentice was - how about this - > > Wanted a good RUBBLE WALLER > > Is this a wall maker using rubble? > > d > >

Denise, Nearest I can find is 'Waller' & 'Pack Builder' Waller: Laborer who builds walls to support backfilling. See: pack builder Source: Fay Pack Builder: 1. Person who builds packs or pack walls. See also: pack 2. In anthracite and bituminous coal mining, a worker who: (1) fills worked-out rooms, from which coal has been mined, with rock, slate, or other waste to prevent caving of walls and roofs; (2) builds rough walls and columns of loose stone, heavy boards, timber, or coal along haulageways and passageways and in rooms where coal is being mined, to prevent caving. Also called packer.; waller. See also: pillar man; timber packer Source: DOT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise" <denisem@powerup.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 12:30 PM Subject: [HC] What is this? > Seeing the question was solved as to what a pentice was - how about this - > > Wanted a good RUBBLE WALLER > > Is this a wall maker using rubble? > > d > >