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1960 National Coal Board - Southern Northumberland Area
The initial letters attached to the word "Coal" indicate the kind of coal produced, viz:— C. Coking; G. Gas; H. Household; M. Manufacturing; S. Steam.
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Persons Employed |
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| Name of Mine |
Situation |
Under Ground |
Above Ground |
Minerals and Seams Worked, and Remarks |
| Algernon |
Backworth |
507 |
138 |
Coal: G, S. Clay. Main Coal. |
| Bardon Mill |
Bardon Mill |
234 |
98 |
Coal: H, S. Little Limestone. |
| Burradon |
Dudley |
490 |
180 |
Coal: H, S. Yard, Bensham, Beaumont. |
| Callerton Drift Mine |
Westerhope, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
86 |
19 |
. (Developing). |
| East Walbottle |
Dinnington Village, Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
158 |
62 |
Coal: H, S. Beaumont. |
| Eccles |
Backworth |
525 |
168 |
Coal: G. Clay. Three Quarter, Main, Busty. |
| Fenwick |
Backworth |
624 |
184 |
Coal: G, S. Bensham, Five Quarter, Beaumont. |
| Havannah Drift |
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421 |
96 |
Coal: G, H, S. Low Main. |
| Hazlerigg |
Dinnington, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
539 |
180 |
Coal: H, S. High Main, Yard, Beaumont. |
| Loughbridge Drift Mine |
Westerhope, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
89 |
30 |
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| Maude |
Backworth |
574 |
154 |
Coal: G, H. Yard, Main Coal, Three Quarter, Main, Beaumont, Bensham. |
| Morwood |
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115 |
21 |
Coal: H, S. Little Limestone. |
| North Walbottle |
Westerhope, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
770 |
294 |
Coal: C, G, H, M, S. Brockwell, Three Quarter, Tilley, Busty, Low Main. |
| Prestwick |
Prestwick, Ponteland, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
130 |
46 |
Coal: H, S. Brockwell, Busty. |
| Rising Sun |
Wallsend |
1371 |
393 |
Coal: G, H, S. Clay. Main Coal, Low Main, Beaumont, Three Quarter, Brockwell. |
| Weetslade |
Weetslade, Dudley |
488 |
150 |
Coal: H, S. Low Main. |
| West Wylam & Mickley |
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796 |
250 |
Coal: C, G, H. Tilley, Five Quarter, Six Quarter, Three Quarter, Brockwell, Low Main, Victoria. |
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