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Salter Hall (Iron Ore)
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| Location: | Salter 5 miles [8 km] E of Whitehaven |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 89, OL04) NY057170, 54° 32' 22" N, 3° 27' 28" W |
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| Owners: | 1880's - Trustees of the late Thos. Dixon |
| 1890's - Wyndham Mining Co. Ltd. | |
| Output: | 1882 - Iron Ore. |
| 1888 - Iron Ore. | |
| 1890 - Iron Ore. | |
| 1896 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
| 1902 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
 Detailed Mineral Statistics for Salter Hall (Iron Ore) |
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| Employment: | 1896 - 50 (30 below, 20 surface) |
| 1902 - 54 (41 below, 13 surface) | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Salter Hall (Iron Ore) |
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| Notes: | 1910 - Abandoned |
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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!
Brown, John, 09 Mar 1878, aged 36, Miner, fall from roof | ||||||
McCarlton, Francis, 25 Jun 1881, aged 17, Brakesman, crushed by bogie on inclined drift | ||||||
Metcalfe, James, 01 Jul 1909, aged 50, Miner, fall of side stone at working face | ||||||
Murphy, John, 01 Mar 1882, aged 29, Miner, killed by a fall of ore | ||||||
Pearce, William, 21 May 1908, aged 14, Fireboy, no one saw the accident but he was probably trying to pass between the waggons, as he was found between the buffers | ||||||
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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 Salter Hall (Iron Ore)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Salter Hall (Iron Ore)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321)
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 1882 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3621)
- 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
- 1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672)
- 1909 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5177)
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Related Links:
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