Durham Mining Museum - Morwood Colliery Co., Ltd.

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Morwood Colliery Co., Ltd.

Warning: This is not intended to be an exhaustive history of the company, but an indication of the changes of ownership and the links between companies and directors in those companies. The company may own other properties etc. and there may have been other changes of ownership etc. for which we currently do not have details.


1944

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Morwood	Bardon Mill	H. L. Wilson	3	—	Developing


1945

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Morwood	Bardon Mill	J. Boyd	9	5


1947 - at the time of Nationalisation

Company Details

Registered Office:	Westgate Chambers, Haltwhistle, Northumberland
Source: 1947 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian

Company Directors

Directors:	Coates, M., Westgate Chambers, Haltwhistle
	Reay, J., 'Dilbeck,' Westwood, Bardon Mill
	Robson, B., 'Hawthorn House,' Haltwhistle
	Robson, S., Crossfield East, Haltwhistle
	Wardle, G. R., 'Dunholme,' Haltwhistle

Source: 1947 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian


1948

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Morwood	Bardon Mill		17	4


1949

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Morwood	Bardon Mill	J. Boyd	17	4


1950

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Morwood	Bardon Mill		18	4


Sources

1947 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1944 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
1948 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
1949 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report

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