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Thomas Young Greener
(Born: 1855, Died: 1934)
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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| 13 Apr 1896 | — | Involved with the Brancepeth explosion inquiry |
| 11 Dec 1903 | — | Newspaper article (News) |
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Managers Certificate
10 July 1876, Certificate Number: 817 (1st), District: East Scotland
First Class Certificate of Competency as a Manager of Mines granted under the Coal Mines Regulation Acts, 1872 and 1887 (35 & 36 Vict. Cap. 76, Sec. 30 ; 50 & 51 Vict. Cap. 58, Sec 23.)
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Membership
1880-1881, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Associate Member; Address: Rainford Collieries, St. Helen’s, Lancashire; Elected: 02 Jul 1872
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Membership
1888-1889, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Hucknall Torkard Collieries, near Nottingham; Elected: 02 Jul 1872
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Membership
1889-1890, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: West Lodge, Crook, Darlington.
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Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 267: Crook - Greener, T. Y., Agent to Pease's Collieries, West Lodge
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
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Membership
1896-1897, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: West Lodge, Crook, Darlington.
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Membership
1901-1902, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member
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Membership
1902-1903, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member
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Membership
1907-1908, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member; Address: West Lodge, Crook, S.O., County Durham
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Bowden Close | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Esh | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Roddymoor | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Saint Helens Auckland | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Stanley Drift | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Stanley Pit | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Ushaw Moor | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Waterhouses | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Wooley | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Holmside "Edward & Oswald" | Thomas Hedley & Bros. Ltd. |
| Agent: | Holmside "George & Thomas" | Thomas Hedley & Bros. Ltd. |
| Agent: | South Moor, Charley | South Moor Colliery Co. Ltd. |
| Agent: | South Moor, Hedley | South Moor Colliery Co. Ltd. |
| Agent: | South Moor, Louisa | South Moor Colliery Co. Ltd. |
| Agent: | South Moor, Morrison | South Moor Colliery Co. Ltd. |
| Agent: | South Moor, William | South Moor Colliery Co. Ltd. |
Membership
1919-1920, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Urpeth Lodge, Beamish, County Durham.
1919-1920, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Vice-President; Address: Urpeth Lodge, Beamish, County Dnrham.
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Colliery Staff Positions held
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Positions held
| Position | Company | Correspondence Address |
| Agent: | Thomas Hedley & Bros. Ltd. | |
| Source: 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory | ||
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Biographical Notes
Mr. Thomas Young Greener was born on May 1st, 1855, at Pemberton, near Wigan, where his father, William Greener, was General Manager of the collieries belonging to Colonel Blundell. Mr. T. Y. Greener came of Durham stock, as his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all born in the County, and were all, in different capacities, connected with coal-mining.
On the death of his father in 1865, the family removed to York, and Mr. T. Y. Greener received part of his education at St. Peter's School there, and subsequently at The College of Science (Armstrong College), Newcastle-upon-Tyne. At the age of sixteen or seventeen Mr. Greener was apprenticed to the late Mr. Thomas Douglas at Peases West Collieries, Crook. After serving his time there he became Surveyor at the Pemberton Collieries, and, subsequently, at the Thorncliffe Collieries belonging to Messrs. Newton, Chambers & Co., Ltd.
In 1879 he accepted the position of Manager to the Rainford Coal Co., near Liverpool, and whilst there he married Mary Hannah, eldest daughter of the late Mr. William Leech, the owner of the Peppermill Brass Foundry, Wigan.
About 1884 he became General Manager and Agent of the Hucknall Torkard Collieries, near Nottingham, belonging to the late Sir John E. Ellis.
In 1891 he was appointed Agent to Peases West Collieries, belonging to Messrs. Pease & Partners, Ltd., on the resignation of Mr. Thomas Douglas. Mr. Greener occupied this position until 1913, when he became General Manager and Agent of the Holmside and South Moor Collieries, and carried out the duties there with great activity and success until May, 1932, when his health completely broke down and it became necessary for him to retire.
As to his work, it would be safe to say that he was known throughout the County of Durham, and outside the County, as a thoroughly efficient mining engineer and expert adviser, straightforward and reliable. He was a Member of this Institute, and commenced as a Student in 1872, was elected an Associate Member in 1879, and elected to full membership in 1889. He was President of this Institute during the years 1914-1916.
Mr. Greener took a leading part in the negotiations between the Durham Coal Owners' Association and the Workmen's Associations in connexion with the wages and conditions of men employed at the collieries and coke-yards in the County. He acted for some years as Chairman of the Arbitration Committee established by the Colliery Owners and the Workmen's Unions for the purpose of dealing with claims arising out of the Workmen's Compensation Acts, and during the time he occupied the Chair he won the respect and confidence of both owners and men.
When Mr. Greener in 1932 felt compelled to retire he did so quietly, having the satisfaction of knowing that his work had been well done. It was characteristic of him not to repine or murmur, he simply bowed to the inevitable. Mercifully he never suffered mentally or bodily, but gradually became weaker until finally on Christmas Eve, 1934, he breathed his last. He was buried in Stanley Churchyard beside his wife, who died in 1919.
Of him it may truly be said, his work was his life.
Source: Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers, Vol. LXXXIX
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- 1909 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- 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
- 1923 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
- 1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1924 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1929 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
- History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume I published in 1890
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume LIX published in 1920
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XIII published in 1897
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XXII published in 1903
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XXIV published in 1904
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XXXIV published in 1908
- Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers, Volume LXXXIX, 1934-1935, Published in 1935
- Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, Volume XXX published in 1881
- Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, Volume XXXVIII published in 1889
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