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Rake Lane Drift
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| Location: | Backworth 6½ miles [10 km] NE of Newcastle |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ334703, 55° 1' 34" N, 1° 28' 39" W |
| Opened: | 01 Jan 1953 |
| Closed: | 31 May 1958 |
| Owners: | 1950s - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: | 1954 - Coal: Gas, Steam. Clay. |
| 1955 - Coal: Gas, Steam. Clay. | |
| 1956 - Coal: Gas, Steam. Clay. | |
| 1957 - Coal: Gas, Steam. Clay. | |
| 1958 - Coal: Gas, Steam. Clay. | |
| Employment: | 1954 - 82 (73 below, 9 surface) |
| 1955 - 82 (73 below, 9 surface) | |
| 1956 - 82 (73 below, 9 surface) | |
| 1957 - 119 (108 below, 11 surface) | |
| 1958 - 119 (108 below, 11 surface) | |
| Seams Worked: | 1954 - Main Coal |
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| 1956 - Main Coal | |
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| 1958 - Main Coal |
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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
No names found.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Rake Lane Drift
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Rake Lane Drift
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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
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Related Links:
None found
Further Research:
Research Notes for Rake Lane Drift
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