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Hauxley Colliery
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| Location: | Amble 9 miles [14 km] SE of Alnwick |
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| Map Ref: | (Sheet 81) NU283034, 55° 19' 26" N, 1° 33' 14" W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maps: |  1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
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| Opened: | 1926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed: | Nov 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owners: | 1940's - Broomhill Collieries Ltd. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Output: | 1930 - Coal: Steam. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 - Coal: Household, Steam. (54,000 tons) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 - Coal: Household, Steam. Fireclay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 - Coal: Household, Steam. Clay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 - Coal: Household, Steam. Clay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 - Coal: Household, Steam. Clay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 - Coal: Household, Steam. Clay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: | 1930 - Albert, Bottom, Duke, Princess, Queen, Radcliffe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 - Albert, Back Close, Bensham, High Main, Princess, Queen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 - Black Close, Duke, Princess | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 - Brockwell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 - Brockwell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 - Brockwell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: | 1946, 03 Aug - Bensham seam discontinued |
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1950 - Bensham seam discontinued |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
Armstrong, John D., 1940, [approximate date] | ||||||
Bolton, George W., 1934, [approximate date] | ||||||
Donaldson, John Younger, 1938, [approximate date] | ||||||
Douglas, Ormond, 1945, [approximate date] | ||||||
Gair, Robert E., 1946, [approximate date] | ||||||
Hope, James Hume, 1929, [approximate date] | ||||||
Jobson, John, 1938, [approximate date] | ||||||
Lawson, John, 1933, [approximate date] | ||||||
Shell, John Edward, 1933, [approximate date] | ||||||
Wake, John Cuthbertson, 1928, [approximate date] | ||||||
White, James S., 1942, [approximate date] | ||||||
Wright, William, 1935, [approximate date] | ||||||
| 12 names found | ||||||
If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Hauxley Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Hauxley Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1930 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.
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1961 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1964 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
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Related Links:
| On this site | |
| | Article from Colliery Engineering (May 1931) regarding Collieries operated by Broomhill Collieries Ltd. |
Further Reading:
- Collieries of Northumberland (Volume 2), James T. Tuck, TUPS Ltd., ISBN 1-871518-12-1
