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River Drift |
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River Drift |
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River Drift
| Location: |
Camerton
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| Map Ref: |
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| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
1910's - Camerton Colliery & Brickworks Co. |
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1910's - Camerton Coal & Firebrick Co. |
| Output: |
1914 - Coal: Household, Steam. Ganister. Fireclay. |
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1921 - Coal: Household, Steam. Fireclay. |
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1923 - Coal: Navigation, Steam. Fireclay. |
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1924 - Coal: Navigation, Steam. Fireclay. |
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1925 - Coal: Navigation, Steam. Fireclay. |
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1927 - Coal: Steam. |
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1929 - Coal: Steam. |
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1930 - Coal: Steam. |
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1950 - Coal. Fireclay. |
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1953 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay. |
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1954 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay. |
| Employment: |
1914 - 9 |
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1921 - 2 [Standing] |
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1923 - 2 |
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1924 - 2 |
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1925 - 2 |
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1927 - 2 |
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1929 - 2 [No coal raised in 1929] |
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1930 - 2 |
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1953 - 11 |
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1954 - 10 |
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Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1914 - Brassey, Fireclay |
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1921 - Brassey, Fireclay [Standing] |
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1923 - Ganister [Standing] |
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1924 - Ganister [Standing] |
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1925 - Ganister |
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1927 - Ganister |
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1929 - Ganister [No coal raised in 1929] |
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1930 - Ganister |
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1950 - Brassey, Fireclay, Hamilton |
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1953 - Brassy, Fireclay, Hamilton |
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1954 - Brassy, Fireclay |
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for River Drift |
| Notes: |
1938, 25 Oct - Rattler, Brassey, Upper Fireclay, Ganister seams abandoned |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
Unable to generate - no grid reference supplied.
Credits
Sources:
- 1914 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 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.
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1953 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
Related Links:
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