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Blackhill Colliery

Location:

Unthank, Berwick-on-Tweed
3 miles [5 km] S of Berwick-upon-Tweed

Map Ref:

(Sheet 75) NT983482, 55° 43' 38" N, 2° 1' 37" W

Maps:

1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian)

Opened:

1942

Closed:

20 Feb 1959

Owners:

1942 - Scremerston Main Collieries Ltd.

1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)

Output:

1944 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1950 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1955 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1956 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1957 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1958 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1959 - Coal: Household, Steam.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1944	136	103	33
1945	135	96	39
1950	187	143	44
1955	191	152	39
1956	194	150	44
1957	205	165	40
1958	210	168	42
1959	202	159	43

NCB Employment Figures

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1944 - Blackhill

1950 - Blackhill

1955 - Blackhill

1956 - Blackhill

1957 - Blackhill

1958 - Blackhill Main

1959 - Blackhill Main

Description

Disasters (5 or more killed)

None found.

Names of those killed at this colliery

No names found.

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Blackhill Colliery (NBL)

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Blackhill Colliery (NBL)

Credits

Sources:

1944 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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
1958 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1959 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian