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Thomas Aloysius O'Donahue

(Born: 1874)

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.


1895

Managers Certificate

31 December 1895, Certificate Number: 1,024 (1st), District: Manchester

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.)


1896

Membership

1896-1897, Federated Institution of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: 35, Princess Street, Wigan.


1912

Managers Certificate

31 December 1912, Certificate Number: 1,024, Inspector: J. Gerrard

First Class Certificate of Competency as Manager of a Mine has been endorsed by H.M. Inspectors of Mines with the Qualification of Surveyor of Mines, during the year 1912


1919

Membership

1919-1920, Federated Institution of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Valuation Department, Inland Revenue,174, Soho Hill, Handsworth, Birmingham.


1923

Biographical Notes

O'Donahue, Thomas Aloysius Mining engineer and a mineral valuer in the Valuation Office of Inland Revenue. Department Member of Institution of Mining Engineers, and holder of a first class certificate of competency as a colliery manager.
Source: 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory


1933

Biographical Notes

O'Donahue, Thomas Aloysius. Born in Wigan, 1874. Mining Engineer and a Mineral Valuer in the Valuation Office of Inland Revenue Department. Fellow of the Surveyors Institution, Fellow of the Geological Society, Member of Institution of Mining Engineers, and holder of a first class certificate of competency as a colliery manager. Gave evidence on the value of the coal and coal mines of Great Britain before the Sankey Commission, and on breaking lines of strata before the Subsidence Commission. Author of "The Valuation of Mineral Properties," "Mining Formulae," "Field and Colliery Surveying," "The Colliery Engineers' Pocket Book," etc. Address: 236, Rotton Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham.
Source: 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory


Sources
  • 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.
  • 1933 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.
  • Transactions of the Federated Institution of Mining Engineers, Volume LIX published in 1920
  • Transactions of the Federated Institution of Mining Engineers, Volume XIII published in 1898

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