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Andrew R. Lawson

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.


1936

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Rising Sun   Wallsend & Hebburn Coal Co. Ltd.


1938

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Rising Sun   Wallsend & Hebburn Coal Co. Ltd.


1940

Positions held

Position  Company Correspondence Address 
Agent:  Wallsend & Hebburn Coal Co. Ltd.  Colliery Offices, Rising Sun, Wallsend 
Source: 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Rising Sun   Wallsend & Hebburn Coal Co. Ltd.


1944

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Agent:   Bedlington "A"   Bedlington Coal Co. Ltd.
Agent:   Bedlington "Doctor"   Bedlington Coal Co. Ltd.
Agent:   Barrington & Bomarsund   Bedlington Coal Co. Ltd.
Agent:   Rising Sun   Wallsend & Hebburn Coal Co. Ltd.
Agent:   Wallsend "G"   Wallsend & Hebburn Coal Co. Ltd.
Agent:   West Sleekburn   Bedlington Coal Co. Ltd.


1947

Positions held

Position  Company Correspondence Address 
Agent:  Bedlington Coal Co. Ltd.  Bedlington Colliery, Northumberland 
Director:  Wallsend & Hebburn Coal Co. Ltd.  Battle Hill Villa, Willington Quay-on-Tyne 
Agent:  Wallsend & Hebburn Coal Co. Ltd.  Colliery Offices, Rising Sun, Wallsend 
Source: 1947 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory

N.C.B. Positions held

Position
Area General Manager, Area No. 7 (South Northumberland), 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. 7 (South Northumberland), 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. 7 (South Northumberland), 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. 7 (South Northumberland), Northern Division
Source: 1950 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian


1952

N.C.B. Positions held

Position
General Manager, Area No. 1 (South Northumberland), Northern Division
Source: 1952 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian


1953

N.C.B. Positions held

Position
General Manager, No. 1 Area (South Northumberland), Northern Division
Source: 1953 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian


1954

N.C.B. Positions held

Position
General Manager, No. 2 Area (Mid-Northumberland), Northern Division
Source: 1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian


1955

Biographical Notes

Lawson, A. R., O.B.E. Area General Manager, No. 2 Area, Northern (N. & C.) Division, National Coal Board since February, 1953. Formerly a Director, Wallsend and Hebburn Coal Co., Ltd. On Nationalisation, was appointed General Manager of No. 7 Area of the Board's Northern Division. which became No. 1 Area when the new Northern (N. & C.) Division was formed on January 1st, 1950. Worked for two years in the Pittsburg coal-field and visited collieries in Holland and Germany on three occasions. Member of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers and a Member of the British Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers.
Source: 1955 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory

N.C.B. Positions held

Position
General Manager, No. 2 Area (Mid-Northumberland), Northern Division
Source: 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian


Sources
  • 1936 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 1938 List of Mines
  • 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
  • 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
  • 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

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