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Felkington Colliery
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| Location: | Duddo 6 miles [10 km] SSW of Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 74 Kelso) NT950447, 55° 41' 45" N, 2° 4' 43" W |
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| Pits: |  Shaft details for Felkington Colliery |
| Owners: | 1880s - Scremerston & Shoreswood Coal Co. |
| 1890s - Scremerston Coal Co. Ltd. | |
| Output: | 1882 - Coal. |
| 1883 - Coal, Landsale. | |
| 1888 - Coal (Landsale). | |
| 1890 - Coal (Landsale). | |
| 1894 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1896 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1900 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1902 - Coal: Household. | |
| Employment: | 1894 - 48 (39 below, 9 surface) |
| 1896 - 47 (37 below, 10 surface) | |
| 1900 - 41 (31 below, 10 surface) | |
| 1902 - 45 (34 below, 11 surface) | |
| 1905 - 37 (28 below, 9 surface) [Abandoned 1906] | |
| Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1905 - Bulman (Limestone Coal) [Abandoned 1906] |
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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!
 | Mason, Thomas, 20 Apr 1874, aged 68, Shifter, explosion of gunpowder - returned to shot before it exploded | |||||
| Tait, James, 24 Mar 1901, (accident: 17 May 1899), Hewer, died from injuries received | |||||
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Felkington Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Felkington Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1874 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1216) Where to find this report
- 1880 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
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