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Scremerston Main Collieries 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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Previous Companies: Scremerston Coal Co. Ltd.


1940

Company Details

Registered Office: Capel House, 62 New Broad Street, London, E.C.2
Seams Worked: Cooper Eye
Power Used: Electric. Voltage: 3,000
Annual Output:  100,000 tons
Class of Coal: Household
Other Information: Shipping and Bunkers: Tweed Dock
Source: 1940 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: Newcombe, H. K.
Directors: Miller, George
 Newcombe, H. K.
 Shuttleworth, Digby, Sir
Secretary: Smith, H. S.
Source: 1940 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
Scremerston  Berwick-on-Tweed  H. Flesher  173  27  


1944

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Blackhill  Berwick-on-Tweed  J. Eadie  103  33  
Scremerston  Berwick-on-Tweed  J. Eadie  71  38  Abandoned 9/44


1945

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Blackhill  Berwick-on-Tweed  J. Conchar  96  39  


1947 - at the time of Nationalisation

Company Details

Registered Office: Capel House, 62 New Broad Street, London, E.C.2
Source: 1947 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: Newcombe, H. K.
Directors: Gregson, W., Maj., M.Sc., M.Inst.C.E., M.I.Mech.E.
 Newcombe, H. K.
 Young, James
Secretary: Smith, H. S.
Source: 1947 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.


Sources
  • 1940 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.
  • 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
  • 1944 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
  • 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
  • 1947 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.

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