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Rackwood Drift
(See also Cornsay Fell Drifts)
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| Location: | Lanchester |
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| Owners: | 1940's - John Watson Johnson |
| Output: | 1940 - Coal: Coking. Fireclay. (3,840 tons) |
| 1950 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1950 - No. 2 - Coal. | |
| 1955 - Coal: Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1960 - Coal: Industrial. Fireclay. | |
| Employment: | 1940 - 18 (17 below, 1 surface) |
| 1945 - 10 (9 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1950 - 10 (8 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1955 - 9 (8 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1960 - 9 (8 below, 1 surface) | |
| Seams Worked: | 1940 - Ballarat, Harvey, Three Quarter |
| 1950 - Five Quarter, Main or Brockwell, Three Quarter | |
| 1950 - No. 2 - Main or Brockwell, Three Quarter | |
| 1955 - Harvey | |
| 1960 - Harvey | |
 Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Rackwood Drift |
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| Notes: | 1948 - Harvey, Ballarat seams 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
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
- 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, 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
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Related Links:
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