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Phoenix Drift


  Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

Location: nr. Greenside
7½ miles [12 km] W of Newcastle
Map Ref: (Sheet 88) NZ137628, 54° 57' 34" N, 1° 47' 10" W
Opened:
Closed: Aug 1964
Owners: 1960s - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)
Output: 1954 - Coal.
1961 - Coal.
Employment: 1955 - 152 (140 below, 12 surface)
1956 - 185 (170 below, 15 surface)
1957 - 195 (180 below, 15 surface)
1958 - 215 (200 below, 15 surface)
1959 - 215 (200 below, 15 surface)
1960 - 195 (180 below, 15 surface)
1961 - 195 (180 below, 15 surface)
1964 - 176 (150 below, 26 surface)
Seams Worked: 1954 - Hutton, Ruler
1955 - Hutton, Ruler
1956 - Hutton, Ruler
1957 - Ruler
1958 - Ruler
1959 - Ruler
1960 - Five Quarter, Ruler
1961 - Five Quarter, Ruler
1964 - Old Five Quarter, Ruler


  Description Summary Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

Description


  Disasters Summary Description Names Local Collieries Credits  

Disasters (5 or more killed)

None found.


  Names Summary Description Disasters Local Collieries Credits  

Names of those killed at this colliery

No names found.


  Local Collieries Summary Description Disasters Names Credits  

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

Colliery Map  a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Phoenix Drift

Nearby Collieries  list of collieries/pits etc. near to Phoenix Drift


  Credits Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries  

Credits

Sources:

  • 1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • 1956 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • 1957 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • 1958 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • 1959 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

  Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

Related Links:

None found

Further Research:

Goto Research Notes  Research Notes for Phoenix Drift

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