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Witton Colliery

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

YearPitPositionNameNo. & Class
of Certificate
 1882    Agent:  R. Oliver  
     Manager:  R. Oliver   
 1883    Agent:  R. Oliver  
     Manager:  R. Oliver   
 1884    Agent:  R. Oliver  
     Manager:  R. Oliver   
 1894    Manager:  Thomas G. Noble  2,310 
     Under Manager:  Robert Embleton  2,256 ; 1st 
 1896    Manager:  Thomas G. Noble  2,310 
     Under Manager:  Robert Embleton  2,256 ; 1st 
 1940    Manager:  R. M. Scott   
     Manager:  B. Pescod   
 1945    Manager:  R. M. Scott   
     Under Manager:  J. Stobbs (Witton)   
     Under Manager:  J. Williams (Sacriston)   
 1947    Manager:  R. M. Scott   
 1948    Manager:  R. M. Scott  2,389 
     Under Manager:  W. Tilley (Sacriston)  3,744 ; 2nd 
     Under Manager:  J. Stobbs (Witton)  1,380 ; 1st 
 1949    Agent:  W. H. Armstrong  
     Manager:  J. Stobbs  1,380 
     Under Manager:  J. Stobbs  1,380 ; 1st 
     Under Manager:  W. Tilley  3,744 ; 2nd 
 1950    Agent:  W. H. Armstrong  
     Manager:  J. Stobbs  1,380 
     Under Manager:  W. Tilley (Sacriston)  3,744 ; 2nd 
     Under Manager:  J. Booth (Witton)  4,183 ; 1st 
 1951    Agent:  W. H. Armstrong  
     Manager:  R. B. Franklin  3,221 
     Under Manager:  J. Booth  4,183 ; 1st 
     Under Manager:  W. Tilley  3,744 ; 2nd 
 1952    Agent:  W. H. Armstrong  
     Manager:  R. B. Franklin  3,221 
     Under Manager:  J. Booth  4,183 ; 1st 
     Under Manager:  W. Tilley  3,744 ; 2nd 
 1953    Manager:  R. B. Franklin  3,221 
     Under Manager:  J. Booth  4,183 ; 1st 
     Under Manager:  W. Tilley  3,744 ; 2nd 
 1954    Agent:  W. H. Armstrong  
     Under Manager:  J. Porter  7,464 ; 2nd 
     Under Manager:  W. Tilley  3,744 ; 2nd 
 1955    Agent:  J. P. Hall  
     Manager:  R. Storey  4,058 
     Under Manager:  J. Porter  7,464 ; 2nd 
     Under Manager:  W. Tilley  3,744 ; 2nd 
 1956    Manager:  R. Storey  4,058 
     Under Manager:  J. Porter  7,464 ; 2nd 
     Under Manager:  W. Tilley  3,744 ; 2nd 
 1957    Manager:  D. McGuigan  2,418 
     Under Manager:  J. Porter  7,464 ; 2nd 
     Under Manager:  W. Tilley  3,744 ; 2nd 
 1964    Manager:  H. Wooton  4,199 
     Under Manager:  A. H. Smith  6,683 ; 2nd 
     Under Manager:  W. Tilley  3,744 ; 2nd 

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Sources
  • 1880 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department. Where to find this report
  • 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241). Where to find this report
  • Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
  • Mineral Statistics for 1884 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4430), published in 1885 — includes List of Mines and Openworks. Where to find this report
  • 1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department. Where to find this report
  • 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd . Where to find this report
  • 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
  • 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department. Where to find this report
  • 1947 The 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 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
  • 1951 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • 1952 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • 1953 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • 1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • 1956 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • 1957 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • 1964 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian

 

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