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Venture Colliery
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| Location: | Howgill, Hallbankgate 10½ miles [17 km] NW of Alston |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 86) NY591572, 54° 54' 28" N, 2° 38' 17" W |
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| Closed: | |
| Owners: | 1910s - Naworth Coal Co. |
| Output: | 1915 - Coal. |
| 1921 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1923 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household. | |
| 1924 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1925 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. | |
| 1927 - Coal: Gas, Household. | |
| 1929 - Coal: Gas, Household. | |
| 1935 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. | |
| Employment: | 1915 - 6 (5 below, 1 surface) |
| 1921 - 23 (19 below, 4 surface) | |
| 1923 - 62 (46 below, 16 surface) | |
| 1924 - 34 (22 below, 12 surface) | |
| 1925 - 25 (18 below, 7 surface) | |
| 1927 - 37 (32 below, 5 surface) | |
| 1929 - 0 [Temporarily closed 7/1/28] | |
| 1935 - 69 (47 below, 22 surface) | |
 Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1915 - Little Limestone |
| 1921 - Little Limestone Coal | |
| 1923 - Little Limestone Coal | |
| 1924 - Little Limestone Coal | |
| 1925 - Little Limestone Coal | |
| 1927 - Little Limestone | |
| 1929 - Little Limestone [Temporarily closed 7/1/28] | |
| 1935 - Little Limestone |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
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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 Venture Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Venture Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1918 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
- 1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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