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West Garth Colliery |
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West Garth Colliery |
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West Garth Colliery
| Location: |
West Garth Farm, Copley
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| Map Ref: |
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| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
31 Mar 1934 |
| Owners: |
1920's - W. Thompson |
| Output: |
1921 - Coal: Manufacturing. |
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1923 - Coal: Household. |
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1924 - Coal: Coking, Household. |
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1925 - Coal: Coking, Household. |
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1927 - Coal: Household. |
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1929 - Coal: Household. |
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1930 - Coal: Household. |
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1934 - Coal: Household. |
| Employment: |
1921 - 3 |
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1923 - 3 (2 below, 1 surface) |
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1924 - 2 (1 below, 1 surface) |
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1925 - 1 |
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1927 - 1 [Closed 4/27] |
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1929 - 1 |
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1930 - 1 |
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1934 - 0 [Abandoned 5/34] |
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 Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1921 - Main Coal (Brockwell) |
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1923 - Main Coal (Brockwell) |
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1924 - Main Coal (Brockwell) |
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1925 - Main (Brockwell) |
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1927 - Main [Closed 4/27] |
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1929 - Main |
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1930 - Five Quarter |
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1934 - Five Quarter [Abandoned 5/34] |
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for West Garth Colliery |
| Notes: |
1934, 31 Mar - Five Quarter seam 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:
- 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
- 1934 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
Related Links:
| External sites |
 | Gaunless Valley History Trust |
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