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NCB Staff For 1957

Headquarters

 

Board

 
Chairman : James Bowman.
Deputy Chairman : J. Latham.
Full-Time Member (Staff) : Andrew, Sir Bryan.
Full-Time Member (Finance) : H. W. McQ. Hembry.
Full-Time Member (Production and Opencast) : H. E. Collins.
Full-Time Member (Industrial Relations) : J. Crawford.
Full-Time Member (Marketing and Supplies) : R. H. Thomas.
Full-Time Member (Scientific and Carbonisation) : A. H. A. Wynn.
Part-Time Member : S. P. Chambers.
Part-Time Member : W. L. Heywood.
Part-Time Member : Henry Wilson, Sir Smith.
 

Carbonisation Department

 
Director-General : R. J., Dr. Morley.
Assistant Director of Carbonisation : H. D. Greenwood.
Head of Contracts Branch : H. F. Kimbell.
Head of Branch (By Products and Briquetting) : A. K. Steel.
Departmental Secretary : A. R. L. Matthaei.
 

Staff Department

 
Director-General of Staff : J. O. Blair-Cunynghame.
Deputy Director-General of Staff : C. G. Simpson.
Staff Pay and Conditions : J. A. Gatehouse.
Staff Pay and Conditions : A. J. Farmer.
Staff Development : K. S. Jefferies.
Recruitment and Entry Training : C. McCaw.
Staff Training : D. N. Smith.
Organisation and Methods : E. R. Rose.
Organisation and Methods : T. F. Hiskey.
Staff Manager : E. P. Cook.
Deputy Staff Manager : R. J. Legg.
Departmental Secretary : J. H. Hughes.
 

Reconstruction Department

 
Director-General of Reconstruction : W. V. Sheppard.
Deputy Director-General (Underground) : F. Marsh.
Deputy Director-General (Surface Construction) : M. W. Hudson.
Deputy Director-General (Co-ordination) : W. Rowell.
Deputy Director-General (National Plan) : J. W. Elliott.
Chief Geologist : J. K. Allan.
Deputy Chief Engineer (Reconstruction) : A. J. Beeley.
Deputy Chief Engineer (Civil) : C. A. C. Davies.
Head of Secretariat : L. S. Scott-Edeson.
 

Scientific Department

 
Director-General : Idris, Dr. Jones.
Director of Extramural Research (A) : (Vacant) .
Director of Scientific Control : D. Hicks.
Deputy Director of Scientific Control (Coal Survey) : A. M. Wandless.
Deputy Director of Scientific Control : F. C. Marrison.
Departmental Secretary : F. W., Col. Webb.
 

Secretary’s Department

 
Secretary : C. A. Roberts.
Deputy Secretary : L. G. Lowry.
Economic Adviser : E. F. Schumacher.
Director of Public Relations : Noel Gee.
Chief Statistician : R. F. George.
Patents Officer : I. Sclare.
Chief Surface Estates Manager : E. R. Young.
Records Officer : C. H., Dr. Thompson.
Civil Defence Organiser : Cecil M., Major-General Sir Smith.
 

Finance Department

 
Director-General of Finance : A. W. John.
Deputy Director-General ofFinance : D. M. Clement.
Senior Finance Officer (Valuation) : C. V. Bailey.
Senior Finance Officer (Taxation) : R. Larkman.
Senior Finance Officer (Revenue Expenditure) : H. L. Lowe.
Senior Finance Officer (General Finance) : J. D. Webster.
Senior Finance Officer (Capital Expenditure) : D. J. Barber.
Chief Accountant : R. W. MacDonald.
Chief Financial Accountant : G. W. Chappell.
Cost Accountant : A. Holdsworth.
Chief Cashier : R. Macfarlane.
Chief Organising Accountant : D. W. Hooper.
Senior Finance Officer : A. H. Syme.
Chief Internal Auditor : J. O. Davies.
Departmental Secretary : O. J. Vesey-Holt.
 

Industrial Relations Department

 
Director-General of Industrial Relations : A. Walsh.
Deputy Director-General of Industrial Relations : H. D. L. Minton.
Deputy Director-General of Industrial Relations : J. H. Mitchell.
Head of Wages and Control Branch : W. K. Gratwick.
Head of Training Branch : M. J. M. Swanney.
Head of Manpower Branch : W. P. Speake.
Head of Planning Group : J. L. Davies.
Head of Research, Information and International Affairs Branch : J. D. M. Bell.
Departmental Secretary : G. S. Crook.
 

Legal Department

 
Legal Adviser : Donald H. Haslam.
Consultant in Mining Law and Honorary Legal Adviser to C.I.S.W.O. : A. B. C. Gibson.
Principal Assistant Legal Adviser : J. Leslie.
Principal Assistant Legal Adviser : F. H. E. Townshend-Rose.
Principal Assistant Legal Adviser : M. H. Bower.
Assistant Legal Adviser (Common Law) : B. C. Gould.
Assistant Legal Adviser (Conveyancing) : E. L. Sumner.
Departmental Secretary : G. F. Brady.
 

Marketing Department

 
Director-General of Marketing : R. J. Moffat.
Deputy Director-General of Marketing : J. I. Willis.
Assistant : W. J. Burton.
Departmental Secretary : A. M. R. Topham.
 

Purchasing and Stores Department

 
Director-General : J. Murray Grammer.
Head of Mining Timber Branch : G. E. Hampson.
Departmental Secretary : T. A. Freston.
 

Medical Service

 
Chief Medical Officer : J. M., Dr. Rogan.
Professional Assistant to Chief Medical Officer : J. S., Dr. McLintock.
Secretariat : M. E. Kingdon.
 

Production Department

 
Director-General of Production : H. A. Longden.
Deputy Director-General (Operations) : E. J. Kimmins.
Deputy Director-General (Safety and Techniques) : H. L., Dr. Willett.
Chief Engineer : B. L. Metcalf.
Chief Coal Preparation Engineer : A. Grounds.
Chief Brickworks Engineer : J. S. Robinson.
Chief Mechanisation Engineer : R. F. Lansdown.
Chief Method Study Engineer : J. N. Booth.
Chief Mining Surveyor : O. F. Wooding.
Chief Safety Engineer : W. F. Richardson.
Deputy Chief Engineer (Collieries) : C. D. Wilkinson.
Deputy Chief Engineer (Technical) : S. Weinberg.
Head of Secretariat : E. C. Leader.
Assistant Secretary : D. F. Smith.
Assistant Secretary : J. Kitchen.

 

Source

1957 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian

 

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