We are continuing our Bentinck Colliery posts this week with further reference to the Bentinck Colliery cage collision in 1915. We wish to thank the Northern Mines Rescue Society for this text and their rigorous research. This is the link to the article: Bentinck Colliery Shaft Accident – Kirkby-in-Ashfield –
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Coal’s contribution to Nottinghamshire’s economy was immense Today we have a very interesting post from Mick Coakley, one of our volunteers. Mick is reminding us how much coal contributed to Nottinghamshire’s economy. We are also remembering how much we have lost since its demise and how great was the sacrifice
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We are continuing our research into Clipstone Colliery’s history to celebrate its Centenary. This text is from an article by Sid Chaplin in the March 1956 edition of ‘Coal News. Photograph by Hayward Smead: “High productivity has depleted the Top Hard reserves. Within the next decade they will be worked
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The Mining Blog is joining Clipstone Headstocks and Clipstone Village, Clipstone ex miners, surface, office and management workers, their families and friends in remembering that 2022 is Clipstone Colliery’s Centenary Year. This photograph shows the headstocks being constructed. We have no date or other details for this photograph:
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