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Victoria Colliery
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| Location: | Rowley 12 miles [19 km] WNW of Durham |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88, OL42) NZ087475, 54° 49' 22" N, 1° 51' 51" W |
| Opened: | |
| Closed: | 24 Nov 1926 |
| Owners: | 1900s - J. & A. Marsh |
| 1910s - Victoria Coal & Fireclay Co. | |
| 1930s - Victoria Coal & Fireclay Co. Ltd. | |
| 1950s - Prince Colliery Co. Ltd. | |
| Output: | 1910 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. |
| 1915 - Coal. | |
| 1921 - Coal. | |
| 1923 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1924 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1925 - Coal: Household. | |
| Employment: | 1905 - 0 [Not worked] |
| 1910 - 0 [Not worked] | |
| 1915 - 17 (16 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1921 - 5 (4 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1923 - 19 (17 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1924 - 7 (6 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1925 - 5 (4 below, 1 surface) [Temporarily closed] | |
 Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1905 - Victoria (Formerly known as Prince Edward Mine) [Not worked] |
| 1910 - Victoria (Formerly known as Prince Edward Mine.) [Not worked] | |
| 1915 - Victoria | |
| 1921 - Victoria | |
| 1923 - Victoria | |
| 1924 - Victoria | |
| 1925 - Victoria [Temporarily closed] | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Victoria Colliery |
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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 Victoria Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Victoria Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1909 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1919 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- 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
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Further Research:
Research Notes for Victoria Colliery
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