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Winder Gill (Iron Ore)
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| Location: | Winder 5 miles [8 km] E of Whitehaven |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 89) NY052175, 54° 32' 37" N, 3° 27' 56" W |
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| Owners: | 1880s - Maryport Hematite Iron Co. |
| 1890s - Winder Iron Ore Co. | |
| 1900s - Winder Gill Mining Co. Ltd. | |
| Output: | 1882 - Iron Ore. |
| 1888 - Iron Ore. | |
| 1890 - Iron Ore. | |
| 1908 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
| 1910 - Iron ore (red hematite). | |
 Detailed Mineral Statistics for Winder Gill (Iron Ore) |
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| Employment: | 1908 - 25 (8 below, 17 surface) |
| 1910 - 62 (45 below, 17 surface) | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Winder Gill (Iron Ore) |
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| Notes: | 1878 - Ore exhausted |
1913 - 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!
 | Connor, Michael, 08 Mar 1894, (accident: 30 Nov 1893, 8:00 a.m., 2nd hour of shift), aged 53, Ore Picker, Deceased, when trying to stop a waggon and standing on the brake, was jammed between the top of the waggon and a post. He died on the 8th March 1894 [Inquiries made & inquest attended] | |||||
|  | Doyle, Thomas, 07 Sep 1911, (accident: 12 Jun 1911), aged 19 | ||||
| Hoast, John, 18 Sep 1885, aged 32, Miner, working under a bad roof, but well timbered close up; there had been a heavy fall on top of wood, causing it to give way suddenly; two men escaped | |||||
| Walters, Michael, 23 May 1892, 12:00 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 33, Miner, After firing a shot he commenced to get the loose ore down, when a large piece suddenly rolled off the side on to him. He had got on to the top of the timber to pull the ore, otherwise he would have been safe [Inspection made & inquest attended] | |||||
| 4 names found | ||||||
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
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Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web page have been kindly provided by
The West Cumbria Mines Research
and are marked with .
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Winder Gill (Iron Ore)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Winder Gill (Iron Ore)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 1885 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4760) Where to find this report
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1894 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7667), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1908 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- Information supplied by West Cumbria Mines Research
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