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Old Etherley Colliery
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| Location: | Etherley |
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| Owners: | 1950's - Old Etherley Coal Co. |
| Output: | 1950 - No. 2 - Coal: Steam. |
| 1950 - No. 3 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1955 - No. 2 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1955 - No. 3 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1960 - No. 2 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1960 - No. 3 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1961 - No. 2 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1961 - No. 3 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1964 - No. 2 - Coal: Coking, Household. | |
| 1964 - No. 3 - Coal: Coking, Household. | |
| Employment: | 1950 - No. 3 - 27 (17 below, 10 surface) |
| 1950 - No. 4 - 0 [Developing, Discontinued] | |
| 1955 - No. 2 - 3 (2 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1955 - No. 3 - 20 (16 below, 4 surface) | |
| 1955 - No. 4 - 0 [Developing] | |
| 1960 - No. 2 - 3 (2 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1960 - No. 3 - 20 (16 below, 4 surface) | |
| 1960 - No. 4 - 0 [Developing] | |
| 1961 - No. 2 - 3 (2 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1961 - No. 3 - 20 (16 below, 4 surface) | |
| 1964 - No. 2 - 3 (2 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1964 - No. 3 - 20 (16 below, 4 surface) | |
| Seams Worked: | 1950 - No. 2 - Busty |
| 1950 - No. 3 - Brockwell, Constantine | |
| 1955 - No. 2 - Busty | |
| 1955 - No. 3 - Constantine | |
| 1960 - No. 2 - Busty | |
| 1960 - No. 3 - Constantine | |
| 1961 - No. 2 - Busty | |
| 1961 - No. 3 - Constantine | |
| 1964 - No. 2 - Brockwell | |
| 1964 - No. 3 - Brockwell | |
 Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Old Etherley Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1908, 11 Jan - Constantine seam abandoned |
1944, Jul - Brockwell seam abandoned |
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1949, Nov - Constantine seam abandoned |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
Cooper, Emmanuel, 01 Aug 1884, aged 26, Miner, fall of stone while wedging it down after a shot | ||||||
Fletcher, T. W., 23 Aug 1883, aged 35, Deputy, fall of a baulk of timber on his head while drawing a jud | ||||||
Gray, John, 08 Apr 1882, aged 32, Miner, fall of a large stone from roof, between slips | ||||||
Holgate, Joseph, 07 May 1891, 10:00 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 21, Miner, fall of a large piece of stone while barring it down | ||||||
Palmer, Alfred, 03 Nov 1873, aged 17, Driver, run over by tubs | ||||||
Phillips, Frederick, 26 Nov 1881, aged 27, Miner, fall of a large stone from roof while working in the face | ||||||
Scott, John, 08 Jan 1878, (accident: 11 Apr 1877), aged 51, Deputy, injury of back by fall of roof while resetting a prop after a shot had blown it out | ||||||
Stephens, Edward, 22 Jul 1880, aged 16, Driver, coming down an incline the horse fell and threw him under a set of full tubs | ||||||
Wilson, Robert, 18 Jun 1891, 7:00 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 57, Miner, while boring stone down after a shot it fell unexpectedly, breaking his thigh, jaw, and several ribs; died the following day [More information ...] | ||||||
| 9 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.
more information on some of the fatalities shown above
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1056)
- 1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321)
- 1880 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2903)
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 1882 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3621)
- 1883 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4078)
- 1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429)
- 1891 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6625), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, 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:
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Further Reading:
- Banners of the Durham Coalfield, Norman Emery, 1998, Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-7509-1708-3, provides a brief history of the colliery along with the history of the associated Miners Lodge Banner
Further Research:
Research Notes for Old Etherley Colliery
