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West Mickley Colliery
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| Location: | Prudhoe |
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| Maps: |  1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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| Closed: | 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owners: | 1900's - West Mickley Coal Co. Ltd. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Output: | 1902 - Coal: Gas, Household. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1914 - Coal: Gas, Household. Fireclay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921 - Coal: Gas, Household. Iron Pyrites. Fireclay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923 - Coal: Steam. Iron Pyrites. Fireclay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 - Coal: Steam. Fireclay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: | 1914 - Brockwell, Cannel, Yard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921 - Brockwell, Cannel, Six Quarter, Yard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923 - Brockwell, Hodge, Six Quarter, Yard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 - Brockwell, Hodge, Six Quarter, Yard [Abandoned] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for West Mickley Colliery |
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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!
Biggins, Thomas, 30 May 1906, aged 49, Shifter, Deceased during his first shift in the pit took ill and died in a few minutes. There was no suggestion of any accident. He had complained during the shift of a pain in his chest. An inquest was held and medical evidence given that death was due to natural causes, most probably heart disease, and so the jury found. | ||||||
Blackburn, Thomas, 30 Dec 1913, aged 39, Hewer, it was alleged at the inquest that deceased had received a wound in the head, resulting from a falling stone; no accident was reported to the colliery officials; the verdict was to the effect that deceased had received a blow on the head whilst following his employment, and that he died from cutaneous erysipelas followed by cellulitis and blood poisoning | ||||||
Cameron, Thomas, 31 May 1905, aged 52, Hewer [More information ...] | ||||||
Nichols, William, 26 Aug 1912, aged 60, Shifter, deceased was renewing a crossing plank at the junction of a cross heading and gateway, when the fall occurred; death was due to asphyxia | ||||||
Young, George, 06 Dec 1910, aged 35, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
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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.
more information on some of the fatalities shown above
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910)
- 1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1910 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5676)
- 1912 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6983), Newcastle District (No. 2) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1913 Mines Inspectors Report
- 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.
- 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.
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