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  Whitburn Colliery  Index  Whitburn Colliery  

Whitburn Colliery

Colliery Management (prior to 1958)

YearPitPositionNameNo. & Class
of Certificate
 1882    Manager:  M. H. Douglas   
 1888    Manager:  M. H. Douglas   
 1890    Manager:  M. H. Douglas   
 1896    Manager:  R. Richardson  2,162 
     Under Manager:  Fredk. Jefferson  81 ; 1st 
 1902    Manager:  Fredk. Jefferson  81 
     Under Manager:  Tom Dormand  980 ; 1st 
 1909    Agent:  C. S. Carnes  
     Manager:  F. Jefferson   
 1914  No. 1  Agent:  C. S. Carnes  
   No. 1  Manager:  Fredk. Jefferson  81 
   No. 1  Under Manager:  Tom Louden  4,294 ; 1st 
   No. 2  Agent:  C. S. Carnes  
   No. 2  Manager:  Fredk. Jefferson  81 
   No. 2  Under Manager:  Tom Dormand  980 ; 1st 
 1919    Agent:  C. S. Carnes  
     Manager:  F. Jefferson   
 1921    Agent:  C. S. Carnes  
     Manager:  Fredk. Jefferson  81 
   No. 1  Agent:  C. S. Carnes  
   No. 1  Manager:  Fredk. Jefferson  81 
   No. 1  Under Manager:  Tom Louden  4,294 ; 1st 
   No. 2  Agent:  C. S. Carnes  
   No. 2  Manager:  Fredk. Jefferson  81 
   No. 2  Under Manager:  Tom Dormand  980 ; 1st 
 1930  Nos. 1 & 2  Agent:  A. Thompson  
   Nos. 1 & 2  Manager:  C. Palmer  928 
   Nos. 1 & 2  Under Manager:  C. J. Devonport  3,093 ; 1st 
   No. 1  Agent:  A. Thompson  
   No. 1  Manager:  C. Palmer  928 
   No. 1  Under Manager:  C. J. Devonport  3,093 ; 1st 
   No. 2  Agent:  A. Thompson  
   No. 2  Manager:  C. Palmer  928 
   No. 2  Under Manager:  C. J. Devonport  3,093 ; 1st 
 1940    Manager:  G. Walker   
 1945    Manager:  D. Keirs   
     Under Manager:  S. W. Riddell (No. 1)   
     Under Manager:  J. W. Thompson (No. 2)   
 1947    Manager:  D. Keirs   
 1950    Agent:  C. L. Stubbs  
     Manager:  D. Keirs  1,208 
     Under Manager:  G. W. Riddell  3,326 ; 2nd 
     Under Manager:  M. Shewan  4,292 ; 1st 
 1955    Agent:  L. Watson  
     Manager:  W. M. Barnes   
     Under Manager:  S. W. Riddell  3,326 ; 2nd 
     Under Manager:  M. Shewan  4,292 ; 1st 

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Sources:

  • 1880 List of Mines
  • 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
  • 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
  • 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
  • 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
  • 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, 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.
  • 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
  • 1947 The 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.
  • 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
  • 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian

 


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