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Newton (Iron Ore)
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| Location: | Dalton-in-Furness 2½ miles [4 km] ENE of Barrow-in-Furness |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 96) SD236723, 54° 8' 26" N, 3° 10' 11" W |
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| Owners: | 1910s - Newton Mine & Quarry Co. |
| 1920s - Newton Mines Ltd. | |
| Output: | 1883 - Iron ore. |
| 1900 - Newton (Iron ore) - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
| 1905 - Newton (Iron ore) - Iron ore (red hematite). | |
| 1910 - Newton (Iron ore) - Iron ore (red hematite). | |
| 1915 - Iron ore (red hematite). | |
| 1921 - Newton (Iron ore) - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
| 1923 - Newton (Iron ore) - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
| 1924 - Newton (Iron ore) - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
| 1925 - Newton (Iron ore) - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
| 1927 - Newton (Iron ore) - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
| 1929 - Newton (Iron ore) - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
| 1930 - Newton (Iron ore) - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
| 1935 - Newton (Iron ore) - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
| 1944 - Newton (Iron ore) - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
 Detailed Mineral Statistics for Newton (Iron Ore) |
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| Employment: | 1900 - Newton (Iron ore) - 0 [Inc. in Stank] |
| 1905 - Newton (Iron ore) - 6 (4 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1910 - Newton (Iron ore) - 31 (24 below, 7 surface) | |
| 1915 - 51 (35 below, 16 surface) | |
| 1921 - Newton (Iron ore) - 59 (27 below, 32 surface) | |
| 1923 - Newton (Iron ore) - 90 (60 below, 30 surface) | |
| 1924 - Newton (Iron ore) - 70 (45 below, 25 surface) | |
| 1925 - Newton (Iron ore) - 91 (63 below, 28 surface) | |
| 1927 - Newton (Iron ore) - 88 (58 below, 30 surface) | |
| 1929 - Newton (Iron ore) - 88 (58 below, 30 surface) | |
| 1930 - Newton (Iron ore) - 93 (63 below, 30 surface) | |
| 1935 - Newton (Iron ore) - 59 (36 below, 23 surface) | |
| 1944 - Newton (Iron ore) - 47 (28 below, 19 surface) [Abandoned 12/44] | |
| Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Newton (Iron Ore) |
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| Notes: | 1944, Dec - Abandoned |
| Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Newton (Iron Ore) |
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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!
 |  | Oates, William, 08 Aug 1928, aged 48, killed by a fall of roof, address: Queen Street, Dalton | ||||
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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 page have been kindly provided by
The West Cumbria Mines Research
and are marked with .
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Newton (Iron Ore)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Newton (Iron Ore)
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Credits
Sources:
- 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
- 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
- 1925 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
- 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1944 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- Information supplied by West Cumbria Mines Research
- 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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Further Research:
Research Notes for Newton (Iron Ore)
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