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Dovecote Moor Colliery
also known as Stanfield Colliery
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| Location: | Stannington 11½ miles [18 km] NNW of Newcastle |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 81) NZ198813, 55° 7' 32" N, 1° 41' 22" W |
| Opened: | |
| Closed: | 1928 |
| Owners: | 1910s - Stannington Colliery Co. Ltd. |
| 1920s - Stannington West Hartley Colliery Co. | |
| 1920s - Dovecote Coal & Fireclay Co. Ltd. | |
| Output: | 1921 - Coal: Household. |
| 1923 - Coal: Gas, Steam. | |
| 1924 - Coal: Gas, Steam. | |
| 1927 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1929 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| Employment: | 1910 - 22 (16 below, 6 surface) [Preparing to sink] |
| 1921 - 31 (24 below, 7 surface) [Abandoned] | |
| 1923 - 30 (22 below, 8 surface) | |
| 1924 - 3 (2 below, 1 surface) [Abandoned] | |
| 1927 - 8 (5 below, 3 surface) [Temporarily closed 10/12/27] | |
| 1929 - 0 [Abandoned] | |
 Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1921 - Brockwell [Abandoned] |
| 1923 - Brockwell, Victoria | |
| 1924 - Brockwell, Victoria [Abandoned] | |
| 1927 - Top [Temporarily closed 10/12/27] | |
| 1929 - Top [Abandoned] | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Dovecote Moor Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1919 - Busty seam abandoned |
1928 - Top or Busty or Brockwell seam abandoned |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
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Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Dovecote Moor Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Dovecote Moor Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1924 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1929 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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