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South Clifton Tunnel Colliery

Category: Minebase M - S

Sth. Clifton Tunnel Colliery

(Rev 1.0)

 

                Opened: 1908 (R/way Hist)

                Location:

                Owner: South Clifton Coal Mining Company, Ltd

                Manager:

                Closed:

                Reopened:

1907 – 25th July – Mr. A. J. Small, secretary to the South Clifton Coal Mining Co. Ltd., gives notice as to the appointment of Mr. R. Vardy as undermanager of South Clifton Tunnel. (DoMAR 1907)

1910 – Fatality – 21st May wheeler, John Meredith (Trove)

1926 – Reports as having 462 men employed u/g and 58 at the surface. (DoMAR 1926)

1929 – Fatality – 19th Jun shiftman, Joseph Heness, 48 yrs, killed by fall of roof stone.

1929 – Fatality – 26th Jun wheeler, W. Anderson, received lacerations to two of the fingers of his right hand, dying of blood poisoning about a month later.

 

1959 – Sth Clifton Tunnel (Sth Clifton Colliery Pty Ltd) is situated at Scarborough. Operating 2 x 11BU with 1 x CM plus 1 x 11BU. A washery is under construction. (DoMAR 1959)

Last Updated: 24 August 2017
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