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Divisional Board

Chairman : Dr. W. Reid.

Deputy Chairman : D. E. Baird.

Production Director : R. S. McLaren.

Labour Director : N. F. Nattrass.

Marketing Director : Brig. C. D. Marley.

Finance Director : S. J. Reid.

Staff Director : H. R. Warburton.

Carbonisation Director : M. D. Edington.

Secretary : S. Woodfine.

Production Department

Deputy Production Director (Operations) : E. L. Chiverton.

Deputy Production Director (Planning) : S. W. Potts.

Departmental Secretary : L. B. Bates.

Divisional Planning & Development Engineer : F. M. Fletcher.

Divisional Safety Engineer : (Vacant) .

Divisional Ventilation Engineer : G. M. Jackson.

Divisional Chief Engineer : H. Watson-Jones.

Divisional Coal Preparation Engineer : H. MacPherson.

Divisional Brickworks Manager : T. G. French.

Mining Estates Manager : F. A. Dixon.

Divisional Chief Architect : R. Wood.

Chief Officer, Fire & Rescue Brigade : H. Twist.

Industrial Relations Department

Deputy Industrial Relations Director : (Vacant) .

Assistant to Industrial Relations Director : N. A. S. Siddle.

Secretary (General Section) : J. H. Jameson.

Secretary (Conciliation Section) : (Vacant) .

Divisional Conciliation Officer : J. Carruthers.

Labour & Welfare Officer (Coke Section) : J. Stephenson.

Assistant Divisional Training Officer : R. Stewart.

Canteen Executive Officer : W. Gotts.

Publicity & Recruitment Officer : W. Gatenby.

Labour Officer : W. Baker.

Labour Officer (Welfare Section) : (Vacant) .

Divisional Insurance Manager : W. Kerr.

Marketing Department

Deputy Marketing Director & Coal Export Officer : W. Farr.

Departmental Secretary : C. H. B. Fraser.

Divisional Marketing Manager : A. S. Bean.

Divisional Marketing Officer (Coal) : E. S. Milburn.

Divisional Transportation Officer : (Vacant) .

Divisional Marketing Officer (Carbonisation & Briquetting) : J. Y. Feggetter.

Assistant Divisional Marketing Officer (Carbonisation & Briquetting) : J. W. Martin.

Assistant Divisional Marketing Officer (Coke-oven By-Products) : M. Page.

Assistant Divisional Marketing Officer (Bricks) : W. L. Anderson.

Finance Department

Divisional Chief Accountant : F. H. Newman.

Divisional Chief Finance Officer : (Vacant) .

Assistant Divisional Chief Accountant : K. G. Wood.

Divisional Cost Accountant : E. C. Dixon.

Divisional Financial Accountant : J. F. Waggott.

Divisional Sales Accountant : W. B. Smith.

Divisional Chief Cashier : A. C. Johnston.

Deputy Finance Officer (Valuation) : N. Tate.

Divisional Taxation Officer : W. E. Davis.

Departmental Secretary : F. C. Swaddle.

Divisional Chief Internal Auditor : A. J. McConnell.

Divisional Cost Development Officer : W. Rodham.

Divisional Statistics Officer : J. G. Nattrass.

Staff Department

Divisional Chief Staff Officer : H. Davies.

Divisional Staff Training Officer : J. Hewitt.

Organisation & Methods Officer : J. C. Trotman.

Head of Section A : G. F. Turner.

Head of Section B : (Vacant) .

Administrative Officer : C. F. Anderson.

Secretary’s Department

Assistant Secretary : (Vacant) .

Public Relations Officer : (Vacant) .

Administrative Officer : C. Kennedy.

Administrative Officer : E. A. Hardy.

Administrative Officer : R. S. Thomson.

Administrative Officer : C. R. Jackson.

Carbonisation Department

Chief Carbonisation Officer : W. Jeffery.

Chief Technical Officer : H. Milner.

Divisional Carbonisation Engineer : T. W. Mills.

Departmental Secretary : T. G. Reay.

Senior Carbonisation Technical Officer : W. S. Washington.

Senior Carbonisation Technical Officer : T. Abram.

Purchasing and Stores Department

Divisional Purchasing & Stores Controller : B. B. Smith.

Purchasing & Contracts Officer : R. D. Edwards.

Stores Officer : A. W. Phillips.

Legal Department

Legal Adviser : A. M. Witter.

Assistant Legal Adviser : A. G. Mein.

Senior Assistant Solicitor : T. W. Aykroyd.

Legal Assistant : W. Kinghorn.

Administrative Officer : N. Whatley.

Medical Service

Divisional Medical Officer : Dr. H. Somerville.

Assistant Divisional Medical Officer : Dr. R. R. Dodd.

Administrative Officer : P. Watson.

Scientific Department

Divisional Chief Scientist : Dr. D. A. Hall.

Deputy Divisional Chief Scientist : J. Gordon.

Divisional Chemist : G. R. Nellist.

Divisional Physicist : Dr. G. W. Bloomfield.

Administrative Officer : W. H. Bemrose.

Coal Survey Officer : A. H. Edwards.

Deputy Coal Survey Officer : T. S. Tomlinson.

Area No. 1 (North-East Durham)

General Manager : S. J. Temperley.

Assistant General Manager : A. Rankine.

Production Manager : G. H. Braithwaite.

Deputy Production Manager (Operations) : L. Kellett.

Deputy Production Manager (Planning) : C. G. Widdas.

Chief Engineer : J. E. Ridley.

Assistant Chief Engineer (Mechanical) : J. M. Willis.

Assistant Chief Engineer (Electrical) : E. Dinsdale.

Labour Officer : J. Mackey.

Welfare Officer : E. M. Fleming.

Chief Accountant : A. G. Laws.

Chief Surveyor : W. H. Hall.

Purchases & Stores Manager : F. N. Coop.

Secretary : G. E. Knighton.

Staff Manager : J. P. Gibbons.

Surface Estates Manager : I. N. Swanson.

Chief Scientist : N. J. Ivison.

Finance Accountant : C. H. Hedworth.

Cost Accountant : A. E. Spraggon.

Medical Officer : Dr. G. S. Michelson.

Spare Colliery Manager : R. Boyd.

Marketing Manager : T. Dunn.

Manager (Group A) : J. E. Williams.

Assistant Manager (Planning) (Group A) : (Vacant) .

Manager (Group B) : J. B. Keirs.

Assistant Manager (Planning) (Group B) : A. Ludkin.

Manager (Group C) : J. P. Hall.

Assistant Manager (Planning) (Group C) : F. K. Robson.

Area No. 2 (Mid-East Durham)

General Manager : A. H. Kellett.

Assistant General Manager : S. J. Adamson.

Area Production Manager : C. A. H. Porter.

Deputy Production Manager (Operations) : A. L. Ford.

Deputy Production Manager (Planning) : W. S. Foster.

Mechanisation Engineer : G. Renwick.

Method Study Engineer : T. Cooper.

Safety Engineer : W. H. Scott.

Industrial Relations Officer : R. McBeth.

Area Staff Manager : (Vacant) .

Chief Engineer : W. L. Tulip.

Area Purchasing & Stores Manager : J. Davies.

Marketing Manager : M. T. Brydon.

Chief Accountant : J. S. Storer.

Chief Scientist : H. Hellewell.

Chief Surveyor : R. W. Gallantry.

Medical Officer : Dr. J. S. Hunter.

Financial Accountant : D. S. Campbell.

Cost Accountant : C. Cowey.

Area Secretary : H. Fitzakerly.

Coal Preparation Engineer : A. McCombie.

Building Manager : T. Barry.

Land Agent : D. A. Gray.

Group Manager (Group A) : E. E. Cleaver.

Assistant Group Manager (Planning) (Group A) : R. Jobling.

Assistant to Group Manager (Planning) (Group A) : J. R. Reid.

Group Manager (Group B) : H. Alder.

Assistant Group Manager (Planning) (Group B) : G. W. Day.

Group Manager (Group C) : S. Baker.

Assistant Group Manager (Planning) (Group C) : (Vacant) .

Group Manager (Group D) : M. J. Voss.

Assistant Group Manager (Planning) (Group D) : S. F. Stokoe.

Group Manager (Group E) : L. Watson.

Assistant to Group Manager (Planning) (Group E) : T. Bryson.

Area No. 3 (South East Durham Area)

General Manager : L. C. Timms.

Production Department

Production Manager : (Vacant) .

Chief Engineer : W. L. Dumble.

Engineer (Mechanical) : C. R. Hughes.

Engineer (Electrical) : H. N. Dixon.

Mechanisation Engineer : J. L. Snaith.

Safety Engineer : E. Gascoigne.

Chief Surveyor : W. D. Dobson.

Planning Engineer : K. Wilson.

Labour Department

Labour Officer : O. Blackwell.

Welfare Officer : H. Roughley.

Catering Officer : W. Imeson.

Secretariat Department

Area Secretary : F. V. Parkin.

Finance Department

Chief Accountant : (Vacant) .

Purchasing and Stores Department

Purchasing & Stores Manager : W. H. Charlesworth.

Staff Department

Staff Manager : E. Harris.

Assistant Area General Manager (Wages) : T. Hopkins.

Land Agent : W. N. Fleming.

Marketing Manager : C. K. Chilton.

Chief Scientist : Dr. D. A. Ruell.

Coal Preparation Engineer : J. R. Rame.

Medical Officer : Dr. W. F. Hall.

Group Manager (Group A) : J. T. Robson.

Assistant to Group Manager (Planning) (Group A) : H. M. Hedley.

Group Manager (Group B) : C. R. Knaggs.

Assistant to Group Manager (Planning) (Group B) : W. Everett.

Group Manager (Group C) : J. G. Tebbs.

Assistant Group Manager (Planning) (Group C) : H. E. Morgan.

Area No. 4 (South-West Durham)

General Manager : W. Welsh.

Assistant General Manager : H. N. Moon.

Production Manager : W. O. Blenkinsopp.

Deputy Production Manager (Operations) : D. W. Baron.

Deputy Production Manager (Planning) : T. H. Dobson.

Chief Engineer : (Vacant) .

Mechanisation Engineer : G. W. York.

Safety Engineer : A. Fletcher.

Staff Manager : D. C. White.

Labour Officer : W. Harris.

Welfare Officer : F. Snailham.

Medical Officer : Dr. H. J. Gibson.

Chief Scientist : Dr. W. Hook.

Secretary : D. Redhead.

Marketing Manager : G. M. Bainbridge.

Chief Accountant : R. A. Peat.

Supplies Manager : D. Shuttleworth.

Agent (Group A) : T. H. F. Adams.

Assistant Agent (Group A) : T. Mordue.

Agent (Group B) : H. Stott.

Agent (Group C) : J. N. Brighton.

Agent (Group D) : T. Hall.

Agent (Group E) : H. Holt.

Area No. 5 (Mid-West Durham)

General Manager : F. W. Fry.

Assistant General Manager : A. W. McGillivray.

Production Department

Production Manager : J. L. Hay.

Deputy Production Manager (Operations) : H. M. Foreman.

Assistant to Production Manager (Planning) : J. B. Patterson.

Chief Engineer : J. Harrison.

Coal Preparation Engineer : (Vacant) .

Safety Engineer : A. Heatherington.

Labour Department

Labour Relations Officer : J. McAininly.

Welfare Officer : T. Johnson.

Staff and Secretariat

Area Staff Manager : A. J. Cook.

Area Secretary : T. W. Bell.

Finance Department

Chief Accountant : H. Mitchelson.

Purchasing and Stores

Purchasing & Stores Manager : C. E. Knaggs.

Estates

Estates Manager : A. Hoyle.

Scientific Department

Chief Scientist : H. Nelson.

Catering Department

Catering Officer : A., Mrs. Macpherson.

Marketing Department

Marketing Manager : G. P. Hall.

Manager (Group A) : W. S. Dunn.

Assistant Manager (Group A) : G. P. Chapman.

Group Engineer (Group A) : H. C. Davison.

Manager (Group B) : J. T. Dixon.

Assistant Manager (Group B) : E. Killeen.

Group Engineer (Group B) : J. Dunn.

Manager (Group C) : W. I. S. Wilson.

Assistant Manager (Group C) : (Vacant) .

Group Engineer (Group C) : J. Harker.

Area No. 6 (North-West Durham)

General Manager : J. A. Nimmo.

Deputy General Manager : J. F. Gibson.

Area Production Manager : H. R. Hornsby.

Deputy Production Manager : A. Williams.

Area Secretary : A. B. Stockton.

Area Staff Officer : E. Hall.

Labour Officer : A. Lawther.

Chief Scientist : E. W. Muddiman.

Chief Engineer : A. A. Nichols.

Chief Surveyor : P. L. Robson.

Planning Engineer : B. C. Hocknell.

Safety Engineer : E. W. Marshall.

Chief Wages Accountant : J. W. Gittins.

Coal Preparation Engineer : J. R. Winter.

Welfare Officer : T. Hope.

Education & Training Officer : B. Farrar.

Mechanisation Engineer : J. J. Marshall.

Ventilation Engineer : J. A. Smith.

Land Agent : H. A. Booth.

Architect & Maintenance Officer : A. G. Henderson.

Medical Officer : Dr. C. A. Wilthew.

Area Chief Accountant : J. H. Readman.

Area Finance Accountant : R. S. Dixon.

Area Chief Cashier : R. Lemmon.

Area Cost Accountant : (Vacant) .

Area Marketing Manager : R. B. Young.

Area Purchasing & Stores Manager : J. E. Garwood.

Group Manager (Group A) : D. G. Wyllie.

Assistant Group Manager (Group A) : W. Wilson.

Group Manager (Group B) : A. S. Davison.

Assistant Group Manager (Planning) (Group B) : J. Logan.

Group Manager (Group C) : R. S. Paxton.

Assistant Group Manager (Planning) (Group C) : J. P. Welsh.

Group Manager (Group D) : J. C. Robinson.

Assistant Group Manager (Planning) (Group D) : R. M. Scott.

Group Manager (Group E) : C. Coulson.

 

Source:

1957 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian