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Darton Colliery
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| Location: | Darton 2½ miles [4 km] NW of Barnsley |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 110 Sheffield and Huddersfield, 111 Sheffield and Doncaster) SE322093, 53° 34' 45" N, 1° 30' 49" W |
| Opened: | |
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| Owners: | Fountain and Son |
| Fountain and Son Ltd. | |
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |
| Output: | 1896 - Coal: Household. |
| 1900 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1905 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam. | |
| 1910 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam. | |
| 1915 - Coal. | |
| 1947 - Coal: Household, Steam. (108,000 tons) | |
| Employment: | 1896 - 52 (39 below, 13 surface) |
| 1900 - 74 (62 below, 12 surface) | |
| 1905 - 68 (53 below, 15 surface) | |
| 1910 - 49 (36 below, 13 surface) | |
| 1915 - 49 (36 below, 13 surface) | |
| 1923 - 74 (63 below, 11 surface) | |
| 1933 - 924 (731 below, 193 surface) | |
| 1940 - 350 | |
| 1947 - 380 | |
| Seams Worked: | 1905 - Barnsley |
| 1910 - Barnsley | |
| 1915 - Haigh Moor | |
| Notes: | Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete! |
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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
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | Eversedge, George, 07 Aug 1869, aged 24, Collier, Fall of coal | |||||
| Smith, George, 25 Dec 1896, (accident: 30 Nov 1896), Screenman | |||||
| 2 names found | ||||||
If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.
Those names marked with ,
have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may
also include a photograph of the deceased.
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next to the name to see the web page.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Darton Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Darton Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1869 Mines Inspectors Report (C 124), Yorkshire District by Frank N. Wardell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), York and Lincoln District (No. 5) by Frank N. Wardell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1947 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website
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