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North of England Institute of Mining Engineers

Transactions Volume I, 1852-1853

Meeting of Colliery Owners, Viewers, &c.

At a meeting of Colliery Owners, Viewers, and others interested in the Coal Trade, held in the Coal Trade Office, Newcastle, on Saturday, 3rd of July, 1852,

(Wm. Anderson, Esq., in the chair.)

For the purpose of forming a Society, to meet at fixed periods and discuss the means for the Ventilation of Coal Mines, for the Prevention of Accidents, and for General Purposes connected with the Winning and Working of Collieries, at which the following gentlemen were present :—

Messrs.

Wm. Anderson,
Nicholas Wood,
T. E. Forster,
Wm. Barkus, Sen.,
Wm. Barkus, Jun.,
C. Anderson,
John Robson,
D. Jonassohn,
Geo. Elliot,
H. T. Morton,
Thos. Crawford, Sen.,
Thos. Crawford, Jun.,
Jno. Taylor,
Matthias Dunn,
Edwd. Potter,
Thos. Jobling,
T. C. Maynard,
Stephen Reed,
R. H. Phillipson,
Henry Longridge,
Edwd. Sinclair,
Wm. Hunter.

Messrs.

T. Y. Hall,
R. S. Johnson,
Jos. Smith, Jun.,
J. R. Liddell.
Wm. Watson,
Geo. Clark,
Thos. Wood,
Wm. Stobart,
Thos. Douglas,
John Daglish,
Cuthbert Berkley,
Sandiman Reid,
T. C. Hurst,
John Rutherford,
John Southern,
Geo. Southern, Jun.,
Septimus Bourne,
William Spencer, Jun.,
G. C. Greenwell,
A. Palmer,
R. Simpson,
— Rawsthorne.

The following Resolutions were proposed and carried unanimously :—

Proposed by Mr. D. Jonassohn, and seconded by Mr. T. E. Forster,

"That a Society be formed of Coal-owners, Viewers, and others interested in Collieries, to meet at fixed times to discuss the means for the Ventilation of Collieries, for preventing Accidents, and for general purposes connected ,with the Winning and Working of Collieries."

Proposed by Mr. Geo. Elliot, and seconded by Mr. John Robson,

"That this Society be called 'The North of England Society, for the Prevention of Accidents, and for other purposes connected with Mining.'"

Proposed by Mr. Nich. Wood, and seconded by Mr. T. C. Maynard,

"That a Committee be appointed, consisting of Messrs. E. Potter, John Robson, Nicholas Wood, William Anderson, George Elliot, William Barkus, Sen., William Barkus, Jun., M. Dunn, John Taylor, T. C. Maynard, George C. Greenwell, T. C. Hurst, T. E. Forster, Thomas Crawford, Sen., Thomas Crawford, Jun., T. J. Taylor, William Armstrong, John Johnson, Thomas Jobling, H. T. Morton, with power to add to their number, to draw up rules for the regulation of the Society, and to report to an adjourned meeting to be held in this Office, on Saturday, July 31st, at 3 o'clock, p.m."

Proposed by Mr. T. E. Forster, and seconded by Mr. Wm. Hunter, "That Mr. Edward Sinclair be appointed Honorary Secretary."

Wm. Anderson, Chairman.