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Ollerton Colliery
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| Location: | Ollerton, nr. Newark 18½ miles [30 km] NNE of Nottingham |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 120 Mansfield and Worksop) SK669674 |
| Opened: | |
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| Sinking Started: | 1923-25 |
| Owners: | Butterley Co., Ltd. |
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |
| Output: | 1947 - Coal: Gas, Household, Industrial, Manufacturing. (554,570 tons) |
| Employment: | 1933 - 1,838 (1,494 below, 344 surface) |
| 1937 - 1,444 (1,101 below, 343 surface) | |
| 1940 - 1,624 (1,251 below, 373 surface) | |
| 1947 - 1,553 (1,189 below, 364 surface) | |
| Notes: | Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete! |
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Description
Ollerton, Ollerton, Nr. Newark: Sunk 1923-25, is 650 yds. deep; £¾ million underground reorganisation to develop 100 million ton reserves; 1,400 men produce more than 900,000 tons: aim 1,000,000 tons plus.
NCB Leaflet: Coal in North Nottinghamshire, published April 1967
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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!
 | Shaw, Russell Alfred, 28 May 1924, 11.30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 23, Under-electrician, Deceased was caught by the moving ropes of a steam-driven alternator set, and drawn into the alternator rope wheel, death being instantaneous. He had been warned by the engineman a minute or so before, for exposing himself to danger to get at the top and under ropes whilst the engine was running. Also he had no authority to be in the engine house, and he had left his own job elsewhere to see what was going on, as the set was being run only for a short time to dry out the insulation. The accident was brought about by deceased's reckless disregard for danger, and in this respect he was guilty of a breach of General Regulation 28 | |||||
| Washington, Percy, 12 Nov 1937, aged 29, killed by a runaway tub | |||||
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Ollerton Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Ollerton Colliery
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Gallery Images:
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Credits
Sources:
- 1924 Mines Inspectors Report, North Midland Division (No. 4) by J. R. Felton, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection]
- 1933 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
- 1937 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
- 1940 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
- 1947 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
- OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website
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