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  Whinnetly Drift  Index  Whinnetly Drift  

Whinnetly Drift


  Description Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

Location: Haydon Bridge
Map Ref:
Opened:
Closed:
Owners: 1940's - F. Johnson & Partners
1950's - Whinnetly Coal Co. Ltd.
Output: 1950 - Coal: Household, Steam.
1955 - Coal: Household, Steam.
1960 - Coal: Household, Steam.
1961 - Coal: Household, Steam.
1964 - Coal: Household, Steam.
Employment: 1945 - 7 (6 below, 1 surface)
1950 - 7 (6 below, 1 surface)
1955 - 16 (14 below, 2 surface)
1960 - 16 (14 below, 2 surface)
1961 - 16 (14 below, 2 surface)
1964 - 16 (14 below, 2 surface)
Seams Worked: 1950 - Little Limestone
1955 - Little Limestone
1960 - Little Limestone
1961 - Little Limestone
1964 - Little Limestone


  Summary Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

Description


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Disasters (5 or more killed)

None found.


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Names of those killed at this colliery

No names found.


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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

Unable to generate - no grid reference supplied.


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Credits

Sources:

  • 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
  • 1961 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • 1964 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian

  Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

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