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Dudley Colliery (1856 - 1977)


The sinking of Dudley Colliery was started on the 19th of April 1854, and it began producing coal in 1856. In 1930 the colliery reach it's peak levels of employment with 858 men and boys working there (670 working below ground and 188 working on the surface).[1] Dudley Colliery closed in 1977.

Dudley 1856 Collieries
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Acc 41818 Dudley Colliery
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Acc 41805 The pit at Dudley
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Dudley Colliery
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Tyne and Wear HER(1061): Dudley Colliery
- "The 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map shows a Gin within the colliery. The 2nd edition Ordnance Survey Map shows an expansion of colliery buildings and spoil heaps. The colliery opened …
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Tyne and Wear HER(1060): Cramlington Wagonway (Dudley Branch)
- "The Cramlington Wagonway (Dudley Branch) is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map running east from Dudley Colliery. On the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey Map it had been extended …
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Tyne and Wear HER(1076): Dudley Colliery Institute
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Corpl. JOHN MARCH, N.F., Dudley Colliery, (Killed).
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