	Newsham Colliery	Index	Newsham Colliery

Newsham Colliery

Location:	Blyth 10 miles [16 km] NNE of Newcastle
Map Ref:	(Sheet 88) NZ306791, 55° 6' 20" N, 1° 31' 12" W
Maps:	1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey
	1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
Opened:
Closed:
Pits:	Hannah Pit
	Shaft details for Hannah Pit
Owners:	1860s - Cowpen & North Seaton Coal Co.
	1880s - Cowpen Coal Co. Ltd.
Output:	1860 - Coal.
	1865 - Coal.
	1882 - Coal.
	1883 - Coal.
	1888 - Coal.
	1890 - Coal.
	Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
	Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Newsham Colliery
Notes:	1926 - Low Main seam abandoned

Description

Disasters (5 or more killed)

None found.

Names of those killed at this colliery

Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!

						Addison, Arthur, 07 May 1913, aged 34, Hewer, deceased was walking outbye and attempted to pass a derailed set; the engineman drew the set on without signal and deceased was caught and crushed
						Arnott, W., 1899, [approximate date]
						Atkinson, James, 22 Sep 1925, aged 37, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
						Barratt, Frank, 01 Mar 1927, aged 38, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone
						Bate, Joseph, 24 Jan 1936, aged 47, Coal Cutter, electrocuted
						Battenby, Francis, 26 Jan 1927, aged 27, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
						Brian, W. S., 1901, [approximate date]
						Charlton, William, 15 Nov 1929, aged 33, Shotfirer, killed by a fall of stone
						Crawford, George, 16 Mar 1864, Putter, crushed by tubs
						Dower, James, 1920, [approximate date]
						Elliott, Robert, 23 Sep 1860, aged 24, Sinker, out of the loop by which he was descending down the shaft
						Embleton, John Alexander, 14 Jun 1923, aged 18, Scraper-out, killed by a fall of stone
						Forrest, Robert, 1931, [approximate date]
						Greener, Frederick Picknell, 07 Nov 1929, (accident: 28 Oct 1929), aged 49, Hewer, died from blood poisoning
						Hakin, John, 14 Aug 1919, aged 35, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
						Hall, George, 29 Mar 1860, aged 23, Sinker, Fell Down Shaft
						Henderson, Thomas, 30 Mar 1926, aged 29, Coal Cutter, killed by a fall of stone
						Hodgson, Henry Devine, 02 Aug 1932, (accident: 23 Aug 1931), aged 35, Coal Cutter, killed by a fall of stone
						Hunter, Robert Patterson, 17 Nov 1916, aged 47
						Johnson, William, 14 Aug 1868, aged 26, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. Albans Churchyard, Earsdon
						Lamb, George, 09 Dec 1859, aged 30, Sailor, killed whilst erecting a chimney
						Leonard, Frederick, 11 May 1932, aged 23, Putter, crushed by tub
						Mason, George, 16 Dec 1873, aged 12, Water Leader, killed by a fall of stone
						Norton, Fred, 02 May 1923, (accident: 18 Apr 1923), aged 29, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
						Parkin, George Cairns, 01 May 1934, (accident: 10 Mar 1934), aged 21, Putter, Struck on knee by pick
						Povey, Frederick, 23 Mar 1926, aged 43, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
						Quinn, Patrick, 13 Apr 1914, (accident: 27 Mar 1914), aged 26, Hewer, died from blood poisoning
						Ritson, Francis, 1901, [approximate date]
						Scott, William, 11 Apr 1935, (accident: 09 Apr 1935), aged 23, Putter, Crushed by Tub
						Smith, Albert Reginald, 10 Aug 1930, aged 15, Scraper-out, killed by a fall of stone
						Stanley, George, 21 Feb 1927, aged 63, Miner
						Stevens, Albert William, 26 Apr 1929, aged 36, Coal Cutter, killed by a fall of stone
						Watson, William, 18 Nov 1930, (accident: 28 Apr 1930), aged 35, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone
						Wilkinson, Amos, 08 Nov 1930, (accident: 29 Oct 1930), aged 61, Chargeman, Stone from Shot
						Younie, John Michael, 03 Jan 1933, aged 62, Stoneman, Electrocuted

						35 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. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the web page.

Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by Ray Ditchburn from his research into fatalities in Northumberland and are marked with .

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Newsham Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Newsham Colliery

Credits

Sources:

1868 Mines Inspectors Report, Northumberland, North Durham and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), Northumberland, North Durham, and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines 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
1913 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 7439), Northern Division (No. 2) by J. R. R. Wilson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume L-R, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1887
Contributions from Ray Ditchburn from his research into mining fatalities in Northumberland
Headstone(s) in St. Alban's Churchyard, Earsdon
Mineral Statistics for 1860 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
Mineral Statistics for 1865 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
Mineral Statistics for 1869 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works