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West Woodland Colliery
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| Location: | Woodland |
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| Opened: | |
| Closed: | Jan 1949 |
| Owners: | 1920s - West Hindon Colliery Co. |
| 1930s - N. H. Coates | |
| 1940s - West Woodland Colliery Co. | |
| Output: | 1923 - Coal: Coking. |
| 1924 - Coal: Coking. | |
| 1925 - Coal: Coking. | |
| 1927 - Coal: Coking, Household. | |
| 1929 - Coal: Coking, Household. | |
| 1930 - Coal: Coking, Household. | |
| 1948 - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam. | |
| 1950 - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam. | |
| Employment: | 1923 - 17 (16 below, 1 surface) |
| 1924 - 21 (18 below, 3 surface) | |
| 1925 - 0 [Closed] | |
| 1927 - 13 (12 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1929 - 26 (23 below, 3 surface) | |
| 1930 - 11 (9 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1945 - 20 (15 below, 5 surface) | |
| 1948 - 17 (12 below, 5 surface) | |
| 1950 - 9 (7 below, 2 surface) [Abandoned 1/49] | |
 Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1923 - Ballarat |
| 1924 - Ballarat | |
| 1925 - Ballarat [Closed] | |
| 1927 - Ballarat, Brockwell | |
| 1929 - Ballarat, Five Quarter | |
| 1930 - Ballarat, Five Quarter | |
| 1948 - Ballarat | |
| 1950 - Ballarat [Abandoned 1/49] | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for West Woodland Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1931, 01 Sep - Ballarat, Busty seams abandoned |
1949, Jan - Ballarat seam abandoned |
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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)
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Credits
Sources:
- 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
- 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1948 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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Related Links:
| External sites | |
 | Gaunless Valley History Trust |
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