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Thomas Hedley & Bros. Ltd.

Warning: This is not intended to be an exhaustive history of the company, but an indication of the changes of ownership and the links between companies and directors in those companies. Only collieries, pits etc. in the North of England are shown - the company may own other properties etc. outside this area and there may have been other changes of ownership etc. for which we currently do not have details.

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1909

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Craghead  Chester-le-Street (Pelton)  Walter R. Scott  –  –  
Holmside  Chester-le-Street  Walter R. Scott  –  –  


1911


1911 - Advert from The Times (1911)
Source: The Times Newspaper


1914

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Holmside "Edward & Oswald"  Chester-le-Street  A. Kuhlman  803  108  
Holmside "George & Thomas"  Chester-le-Street  A. Kuhlman  593  103  


1921

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Holmside "Busty"  Craghead  M. Greener  127  21  
Holmside "Edward & Oswald"  Craghead  M. Greener  792  169  
Holmside "Thomas"  Craghead  M. Greener  749  208  


1923

Company Details

Registered Office: Mosley Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Annual Output:  600,000 tons
Class of Coal: Gas, Household, Steam
Source: 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.

Company Directors

Chairman: Cooper, R. W.
Directors: Hedley, John T.
 Hedley, O. W. E.
General Manager: Garbutt, W. H.
Secretary: Kirsoff, F. W.
Agent: Greener, T. Y.
Source: 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Holmside "Busty & Edward"  Craghead  M. Greener  338  66  
Holmside "Oswald"  Craghead  M. Greener  839  186  
Holmside "Thomas"  Craghead  M. Greener  742  221  


1924

Company Notes

Registered – September 5, 1922, to acquire from J. T. Hedley and others the Holmside and Craghead collieries, situate in Durham.

Capital – £480,000. in shares of £1 each; all the shares are issued credited as fully paid.

Accounts – Issued to shareholders only.

Source: Mining Manual & Mining Year Book for 1924


Sources
  • 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.
  • 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
  • 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., 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.
  • Mining Manual & Mining Year Book for 1924

Further Research

  Research Notes for Thomas Hedley & Bros. Ltd.

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