John Shiel
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.
Membership
1870-1871, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Usworth Colliery, County Durham; Elected: 06 May 1871
Managers Certificate
27 June 1873, Certificate Number: 94 (1st), District: Newcastle
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.)
Membership
1880-1881, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Framwellgate Colliery, County Durham; Elected: 06 May 1871
Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position |
Colliery | Company |
| Manager: |
Dryburn Grange |
Framwellgate Coal Co., Middlesbrough-on-Tees |
| Manager: |
Framwellgate |
Framwellgate Coal Co., Middlesbrough-on-Tees |
Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position |
Colliery | Company |
| Manager: |
Framwellgate |
Framwellgate Coal Co., Middlesbrough-on-Tees |
Colliery Staff Positions held
Membership
1888-1889, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Framwellgate Colliery, Co. Durham; Elected: 06 May 1871
Membership
1889-1890, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Framwellgate Colliery, Co. Durham.
Colliery Staff Positions held
Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 524: Durham - Shiel, John, Manager, Framwellgate Coal & Coke Co. Ltd., Framwellgate, Durham; & at Middlesborough
Source: Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1890
Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 239: Framwellgate - Shiel, John, Resident director and Agent, Framwellgate Coal and Coke Co. Ltd.
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
Membership
1896-1897, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Framwellgate Colliery, Co. Durham.
Membership
1902-1903, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member
Colliery Staff Positions held
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1884 List of Mines
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1909 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
- Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1890
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume I published in 1890
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XIII published in 1897
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XXIV published in 1904
- Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, Volume XX published in 1871
- 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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