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South Moor Colliery Co. 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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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
South Moor, Charley & Hedley	Chester-le-Street	W. R. Scott	979	208
South Moor, Louisa, New	Chester-le-Street	W. R. Scott	602	121
South Moor, Louisa, Old & William	Chester-le-Street	W. R. Scott	1056	190
South Moor, Morrison	Chester-le-Street	W. R. Scott	1383	205


1921

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
South Moor, Charley & Hedley	South Moor	W. R. Scott	852	212	inc. Charley
South Moor, Louisa New	South Moor	W. R. Scott	745	211
South Moor, Louisa Old & William	South Moor	W. R. Scott	1199	272
South Moor, Morrison, North & South	South Moor	W. R. Scott	1568	378


1923

Company Details

Registered Office:	Newcastle-on-Tyne
Annual Output:	1,500,000 tons
Class of Coal:	Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, 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

Directors:	Cooper, R. W.
	Hedley, O. W. E.
	Morrison-Bell, A. C.
	Morrison-Bell, C. W. H., Sir
Secretary:	Kinsoff, F. W.

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
South Moor, Charley & Hedley	South Moor	W. R. Scott	857	212
South Moor, Louisa New	South Moor	W. R. Scott	760	189
South Moor, Louisa Old & William	South Moor	W. R. Scott	1305	273
South Moor, Morrison, Busty	South Moor	J. G. Browell	65	96	Sinking
South Moor, Morrison, North & South	South Moor	W. R. Scott	1728	411


Sources

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.


Further Research

Research Notes for South Moor Colliery Co. Ltd.



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