Hedley Park Colliery

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Disasters (5 or more killed)

Names of those killed at this colliery

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

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	Hedley Park Colliery	Index	Hedley Park Colliery

Location:

nr. Prudhoe
9½ miles [15 km] ESE of Hexham

Map Ref:

(Sheet 88, OL42) NZ085603, 54° 56' 14" N, 1° 52' 2" W

Maps:

1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide

1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian)

Opened:

Closed:

26 May 1951

Owners:

1940s - Mickley Coal Co. Ltd.

1960s - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)

Output:

1944 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. Fireclay.

1948 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. Fireclay.

1948 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam.

1949 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. Clay.

1950 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. Fireclay.

Employment:

Year	Pit	Total	Below	Above
1944		293	258	35
1945		255	217	38
1947		325	285	40
1948		265	225	40
1948		253	210	43
	Total	518	435	83
1949		356	300	56
1950		323	266	57

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1944 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Six Quarter, Yard

1948 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Six Quarter, Yard

1949 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Six Quarter, Yard

1950 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Low Main, Six Quarter, Yard

None found.

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Ellison, Robert, 03 Aug 1896, (accident: 26 Mar 1896), aged 16, Driver, Another driver was driving too fast, and ran his tubs up against those where deceased was standing and crushed him against the wall side. Died August 3rd [Inquest attended]

Henderson, Thomas, 22 Apr 1944, (accident: 19 Apr 1944), aged 64, Chargeman, killed by a fall of stone

2 names found

1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1944 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1947 The 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
1948 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1948 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1949 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department