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Westholme Colliery
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| Location: | Winston 11 miles [17 km] NNW of Richmond |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 92) NZ135178, 54° 33' 18" N, 1° 47' 28" W |
| Opened: | |
| Closed: | 22 Aug 1914 |
| Owners: | 1910s - Newsham Collieries Co. Ltd. |
| Employment: | 1910 - 21 (20 below, 1 surface) [Sinking] |
 Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Westholme Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1914 - Yoredale 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
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | Makepeace, William, 01 Sep 1912, aged 41, Night shift chargeman [More information ...] | |||||
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If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.
Those names marked with ,
have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may
also include a photograph of the deceased.
Click on the symbol
next to the name to see the web page.
more information on some of the fatalities shown above
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Westholme Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Westholme Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1912 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6983), Durham District (No. 3) by A. D. Nicholson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
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