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Hedley Park Colliery |
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Hedley Park Colliery |
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Hedley Park Colliery
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nr. Prudhoe
9½ miles [15 km] ESE of Hexham
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 88) NZ085603, 54° 56' 14" N, 1° 52' 2" W |
| Maps: |
 1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
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1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
1940's - Mickley Coal Co Ltd. |
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1960's - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1944 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. Fireclay. |
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1948 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. Fireclay. |
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1948 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. |
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1949 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. Clay. |
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1950 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. Fireclay. |
| Employment: |
| Year | Pit | Total |  | Below | Above |
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| 1944 | | 293 |   | 258 | 35 |
| 1945 | | 255 | | 217 | 38 |
| 1947 | | 325 | | 285 | 40 |
| 1948 | | 265 | | 225 | 40 |
| 1948 | | 253 | | 210 | 43 |
| Total | 518 | | 435 | 83 |
| 1949 | | 356 | | 300 | 56 |
| 1950 | | 323 | | 266 | 57 |
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Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1944 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Six Quarter, Yard |
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1948 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Six Quarter, Yard |
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1948 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Six Quarter, Yard |
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1949 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Six Quarter, Yard |
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1950 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Low Main, Six Quarter, Yard |
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!
| | | | | | | Ellison, Robert, 03 Aug 1896, (accident: 26 Mar 1896), aged 16, Driver, Another driver was driving too fast, and ran his tubs up against those where deceased was standing and crushed him against the wall side. Died August 3rd [Inquest attended] |
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1 name found |
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Credits
Sources:
- 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1944 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1947 The Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1948 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1948 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1949 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
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