Billingside Drift
| Location: |
Leadgate
10½ miles [17 km] SW of Newcastle
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 88) NZ124532, 54° 52' 24" N, 1° 48' 24" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
Jan 1879 |
| Owners: |
1880s - Consett Iron Co. Ltd. |
| Employment: |
1883 - 0 [Standing] |
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 Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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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 Billingside Drift
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Billingside Drift
Credits
Sources:
- 1880 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
- Mineral Statistics for 1884 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4430), published in 1885 — includes List of Mines and Openworks
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