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Old Etherley Colliery
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| Location: | Etherley |
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| Owners: | 1950s - Old Etherley Coal Co. |
| Output: | 1950 - No. 2 - Coal: Steam. |
| 1950 - No. 3 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1955 - No. 2 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1955 - No. 3 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1960 - No. 2 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1960 - No. 3 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1961 - No. 2 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1961 - No. 3 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1964 - No. 2 - Coal: Coking, Household. | |
| 1964 - No. 3 - Coal: Coking, Household. | |
| 1965 - No. 2 - Coal: Coking, Household. | |
| 1965 - No. 3 - Coal: Coking, Household. | |
| Employment: | 1950 - No. 3 - 27 (17 below, 10 surface) |
| 1950 - No. 4 - 0 [Developing, Discontinued] | |
| 1955 - No. 2 - 3 (2 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1955 - No. 3 - 20 (16 below, 4 surface) | |
| 1955 - No. 4 - 0 [Developing] | |
| 1960 - No. 2 - 3 (2 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1960 - No. 3 - 20 (16 below, 4 surface) | |
| 1960 - No. 4 - 0 [Developing] | |
| 1961 - No. 2 - 3 (2 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1961 - No. 3 - 20 (16 below, 4 surface) | |
| 1964 - No. 2 - 3 (2 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1964 - No. 3 - 20 (16 below, 4 surface) | |
| 1965 - No. 2 - 3 (2 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1965 - No. 3 - 20 (16 below, 4 surface) | |
| Seams Worked: | 1950 - No. 2 - Busty |
| 1950 - No. 3 - Brockwell, Constantine | |
| 1955 - No. 2 - Busty | |
| 1955 - No. 3 - Constantine | |
| 1960 - No. 2 - Busty | |
| 1960 - No. 3 - Constantine | |
| 1961 - No. 2 - Busty | |
| 1961 - No. 3 - Constantine | |
| 1964 - No. 2 - Brockwell | |
| 1964 - No. 3 - Brockwell | |
| 1965 - No. 2 - Brockwell | |
| 1965 - No. 3 - Brockwell | |
 Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Old Etherley Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1908, 11 Jan - Constantine seam abandoned |
1944, Jul - Brockwell seam abandoned |
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1949, Nov - Constantine seam abandoned |
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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!
 | Cooper, Emmanuel, 01 Aug 1884, aged 26, Miner, fall of stone while wedging it down after a shot | |||||
| Fletcher, T. W., 23 Aug 1883, aged 35, Deputy, fall of a baulk of timber on his head while drawing a jud | |||||
| Gray, John, 08 Apr 1882, aged 32, Miner, fall of a large stone from roof, between slips | |||||
| Holgate, Joseph, 07 May 1891, 10:00 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 21, Miner, fall of a large piece of stone while barring it down | |||||
| Palmer, Alfred, 03 Nov 1873, aged 17, Driver, run over by tubs | |||||
| Phillips, Frederick, 26 Nov 1881, aged 27, Miner, fall of a large stone from roof while working in the face | |||||
| Scott, John, 08 Jan 1878, (accident: 11 Apr 1877), aged 51, Deputy, injury of back by fall of roof while resetting a prop after a shot had blown it out | |||||
| Stephens, Edward, 22 Jul 1880, aged 16, Driver, coming down an incline the horse fell and threw him under a set of full tubs | |||||
| Wilson, Robert, 18 Jun 1891, 7:00 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 57, Miner, while boring stone down after a shot it fell unexpectedly, breaking his thigh, jaw, and several ribs; died the following day [More information ...] | |||||
| 9 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.
more information on some of the fatalities shown above
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), South Durham, Westmoreland, and Cleveland District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1877 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 2003), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1880 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2903) Where to find this report
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1882 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3621) Where to find this report
- 1883 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4078), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1891 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6625), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1961 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1964 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1965 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
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Related Links:
None found
Further Reading:
- Banners of the Durham Coalfield, Norman Emery, 1998, Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-7509-1708-3, provides a brief history of the colliery along with the history of the associated Miners Lodge Banner
Further Research:
Research Notes for Old Etherley Colliery
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