| Location: |
nr. Burnopfield
6½ miles [10 km] SW of Newcastle
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 88) NZ171578, 54° 54' 52" N, 1° 44' 0" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
Apr 1966 |
| Owners: |
1910s - Barcus Close Coal Co. Ltd. |
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1960s - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1921 - Coal: Gas, Steam. |
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1925 - Coal: Manufacturing. |
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1930 - Coal: Manufacturing. |
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1935 - Coal: Manufacturing. |
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1953 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Steam. |
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1955 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Steam. |
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1960 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Steam. |
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1961 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Steam. |
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1964 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Steam. |
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1965 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Steam. |
| Employment: |
| Year | Pit | Total |  | Below | Above |
| 1921 | | 22 |   | 16 | 6 |
| 1925 | | 85 |   | 69 | 16 |
| 1930 | | 79 |   | 61 | 18 |
| 1935 | | 6 |   | 3 | 3 |
| 1935 | | Discontinued 5/35 |
| 1940 | | 34 |   | 29 | 5 |
| 1953 | | 167 |   | 146 | 21 |
| 1955 | | 211 |   | 185 | 26 |
| 1960 | | 263 |   | 230 | 33 |
| 1961 | | 263 |   | 230 | 33 |
| 1964 | | 260 |   | 214 | 46 |
| 1965 | | 223 |   | 190 | 33 |
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NCB Employment Figures
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Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: |
1921 - Brass Thill, Five Quarter |
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1925 - Brass Thill, Hutton |
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1930 - Brass Thill, Five Quarter, Hutton, Little Hutton |
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1935 - Hutton [Discontinued 5/35] |
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1953 - Three Quarter |
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1955 - Three Quarter |
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1960 - Brockwell, Victoria |
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1961 - Brockwell, Three Quarter, Victoria |
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1964 - Brockwell, Three Quarter, Victoria |
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1965 - Brockwell, Three Quarter, Victoria |
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Barcus Close Colliery |
| Notes: |
1931, 16 Oct - Five Quarter seam abandoned |
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1932, 17 Sep - Brass Thill seam abandoned |
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1933, 04 Nov - Little Hutton or Hutton Section seam abandoned |
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1944, Dec - Hutton, Section E seams abandoned |
None found.
No names found.