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F. W. Fry

(Born: 1904)

Warning: This is not intended to be an exhaustive history of this individual, but an indication of the changes of positions and the links between companies, directors and managers in those companies. Only collieries, pits etc. in the North of England are shown - the individual may be involved with other companies or collieries outside this area and there may have been other positions for which we currently do not have details.

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29 May 1951  —  Newspaper article (Pit Explosion Traps 78)
30 May 1951  —  Newspaper article (Miner Listed as Missing Was Safe Home in Bed)


1934

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Chilton Nos. 1 & 2   Dorman, Long & Co. Ltd.


1935

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Burnmoor "D"   Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.


1936

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Herrington   Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.
Manager:   Newbottle Dorothea   Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.


1937

Positions held

Position  Company Correspondence Address 
Director:  Bearpark Coal & Coke Co. Ltd.  Great Ayton, Yorks. 
Source: 1937 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory


1940

Positions held

Position  Company Correspondence Address 
Director:  Bearpark Coal & Coke Co. Ltd.  Monk Hesleden, West Hartlepool 
Agent:  Horden Collieries Ltd.   
Source: 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory


1944

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Agent:   Blackhall   Horden Collieries Ltd.
Agent:   Castle Eden   Horden Collieries Ltd.
Agent:   Horden   Horden Collieries Ltd.
Agent:   Shotton   Horden Collieries Ltd.


1945

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Agent:   Blackhall   Horden Collieries Ltd.
Agent:   Castle Eden   Horden Collieries Ltd.
Agent:   Horden   Horden Collieries Ltd.
Agent:   Shotton   Horden Collieries Ltd.


1947

Positions held

Position  Company Correspondence Address 
Director:  Bearpark Coal & Coke Co. Ltd.  Monk Hesleden, West Hartlepool 
Agent:  Horden Collieries Ltd.   
Source: 1947 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory

N.C.B. Positions held

Position
Area General Manager, Area No. 3 (South-East Durham), Northern Division
Source: 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


1948

N.C.B. Positions held

Position
Area General Manager, Area No. 3 (South-East Durham), Northern Division
Source: 1948 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian


1949

N.C.B. Positions held

Position
General Manager, Area No. 3 (South-East Durham), Northern Division
Source: 1949 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian


1950

N.C.B. Positions held

Position
General Manager, Area No. 3 (South-East Durham), Durham Division
Source: 1950 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian


1952

N.C.B. Positions held

Position
General Manager, Area No. 3 (South-East Durham), Durham Division
Source: 1952 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian


1953

N.C.B. Positions held

Position
Assistant Production Director, Production Department, Durham Division
Source: 1953 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian


1954

N.C.B. Positions held

Position
General Manager, No. 5 Area (Mid-West Durham), Durham Division
Source: 1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian


1955

Biographical Notes

Fry, F. W., Area General Manager, Mid-West Area, Durham Division, National Coal Board. Address: Beamish Hall, Stanley, Co. Durham.
Source: 1955 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory

N.C.B. Positions held

Position
General Manager, Area No. 5 (Mid-West Durham), Durham Division
Source: 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian


1956

N.C.B. Positions held

Position
General Manager, Area No. 5 (Mid-West Durham), Durham Division
Source: 1956 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian


1957

N.C.B. Positions held

Position
General Manager, Area No. 5 (Mid-West Durham), Durham Division
Source: 1957 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian


1960

Biographical Notes

Fry, F. W., Area General Manager, Mid-West Durham Area, Durham Division, National Coal Board. Born in 1904. Attended Clifton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. On nationalisation became General Manager and later Assistant Production Director, Durham Division. Address: Beamish Hall, Stanley, Co. Durham.
Source: 1960 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory


Sources
  • 1934 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 1936 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 1937 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 The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1948 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 1949 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 1950 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • 1952 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • 1953 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • 1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • 1955 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
  • 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • 1956 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • 1957 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • 1960 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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