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South Birtley Colliery |
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South Birtley Colliery |
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South Birtley Colliery
| Location: |
Birtley
5½ miles [9 km] SSE of Newcastle
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 88) NZ274549, 54° 53' 18" N, 1° 34' 21" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
08 Feb 1922 |
| Owners: |
1880's - J. F. Swinburn |
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1880's - Allison & Cockburn |
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1890's - William Allison |
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1910's - F. J. Allison |
| Output: |
1882 - Coal (Landsale). |
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1888 - Coal. |
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1890 - Coal (Landsale). |
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1896 - Coal: Household. |
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1902 - Coal: Household. |
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1914 - Coal: Household. |
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1921 - Coal: Household. |
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1950 - Coal. |
| Employment: |
1896 - 17 (13 below, 4 surface) |
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1902 - 17 (11 below, 6 surface) |
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1914 - 16 (13 below, 3 surface) |
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1921 - 12 (8 below, 4 surface) [Abandoned] |
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1950 - 4 (3 below, 1 surface) |
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 Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1914 - Main, Maudlin |
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1921 - Maudlin [Abandoned] |
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1950 - Main |
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for South Birtley Colliery |
| Notes: |
Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for South Birtley Colliery |
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)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of South Birtley Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to South Birtley Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 1880 List of Mines
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1909 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- 1914 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1919 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- 1921 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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