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Fir Tree Colliery |
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Fir Tree Colliery |
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Fir Tree Colliery
| Location: |
Harperley
10 miles [16 km] WSW of Durham
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 92) NZ134344, 54° 42' 16" N, 1° 47' 31" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
1920's - Woodifield Coal Co. |
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1930's - Steels House Colliery Co. Ltd. |
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1930's - Fir Tree Coal Co. Ltd. |
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1940's - Bearpark Coal & Coke Co. Ltd. |
| Output: |
1921 - Coal. |
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1923 - Coal: Steam. |
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1924 - Coal: Steam. |
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1925 - Coal: Steam. |
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1927 - Coal: Coking, Steam. |
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1929 - Coal: Manufacturing, Steam. |
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1930 - Coal: Coking, Household. |
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1934 - Coal: Coking, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. |
| Employment: |
| Year | Pit | Total |  | Below | Above |
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| 1921 | | 24 |   | 21 | 3 |
| 1923 | | 75 | | 67 | 8 |
| 1924 | | 101 | | 84 | 17 |
| 1925 | | 58 | | 46 | 12 |
| 1925 | | Closed 10/25 |
| 1927 | | 5 | | 3 | 2 |
| 1929 | | 66 | | 51 | 15 |
| 1930 | | 81 | | 65 | 16 |
| 1930 | | Fir Tree & Woodifield combined |
| 1934 | | 45 | | 28 | 17 |
| 1940 | | 28 | | 24 | 4 |
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 Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1921 - Five Quarter |
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1923 - Ballarat, Five Quarter, Main Coal, Victoria |
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1924 - Ballarat, Main Coal, Victoria |
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1925 - Ballarat, Main, Victoria [Closed 10/25] |
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1927 - Victoria |
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1929 - Victoria |
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1930 - Victoria |
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1934 - Victoria |
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Fir Tree Colliery |
| Notes: |
1929, 27 Apr - Yard, Ballarat, Five Quarter, Brockwell or Main seams abandoned |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
| | | | | | | Goodwin, J. J., 31 Jul 1925, aged 27, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Harrison, F. R., 10 Apr 1924, aged 28, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Simpson, Thomas, 09 Aug 1921, aged 44, Hewer, broken back |
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3 names found |
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Fir Tree Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Fir Tree Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1924 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1929 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1934 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
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