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  West Auckland Colliery  Index  West Auckland Colliery  

West Auckland Colliery

Colliery Management (prior to 1958)

YearPitPositionNameNo. & Class
of Certificate
 1882    Agent:  R. Robinson  
     Manager:  W. S. Oliver   
 1884    Agent:  R. Robinson  
     Manager:  J. E. Newby   
 1888    Agent:  R. Robinson  
     Manager:  J. E. Newby   
     Under Manager:  Wm. Davies   
 1890  Brockwell  Agent:  R. Robinson  
   Brockwell  Manager:  J. E. Newby   
   Brockwell  Under Manager:  Wm. Davies   
   Harvey  Agent:  R. Robinson  
   Harvey  Manager:  J. E. Newby   
   Harvey  Under Manager:  Christopher Fairs   
 1896    Manager:  Christopher Fairs  1,034 
 1902    Manager:  Christopher Fairs  1,034 
     Under Manager:  G. Berwick  869 ; 1st 
 1909    Agent:  S. Hare  
     Manager:  C. Fairs   
 1914    Agent:  S. Hare  
     Manager:  Christopher Fairs  1,034 
     Under Manager:  Thos. Maughan  6,064 ; 2nd 
 1919    Agent:  S. Hare  
     Manager:  C. Fairs   
 1921    Agent:  S. Hare  
     Manager:  Christopher Fairs  1,034 
     Under Manager:  Thos. Maughan  6,064 ; 2nd 
 1930    Agent:  W. Summerson  
     Manager:  M. V. Summerson  No cert. 
 1940    Manager:  J. W. Snowdon   
 1945    Manager:  D. Robertson   
 1950    Manager:  D. Robertson  1,603 

  main page for West Auckland Colliery

Sources:

  • 1854 List of mines by T. Y. Hall, published in Vol II (1853-4) of the Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining Engineers
  • 1869 List of Mines
  • 1873-4 List of Mines
  • 1880 List of Mines
  • 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
  • 1884 List of Mines
  • 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.
  • 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.

 


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