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Archive Reference / Library Class No.NCB/E/SWD/5
Former ReferenceN42/1/54/4
TitleMiscellaneous papers relating to Swadlincote Colliery
Date[mid 20th cent]
DescriptionClipping from 'The Times' about the future of coal mining in South Derbyshire, 11 Oct 1985. List of buildings at the colliery and their age, 1955-1956. Letter detailing the change of use of old stores on site to house withdrawn machinery from the local area. Copy of document detailing future for boundaries and other materials and services onsite. Photocopy of and advertisement for inhabitants of Hinckley in Leicestershire detailing prices of coal originating from Swadlincote Colliery and sold by Bridge Wharf in Hinckley, Jun 1830. National Coal Board East Midlands Division Area No. 7 statistics for equipment used at No. 1 Shaft at the colliery, [1940s]. 'The South Derbyshire Miner: Newspaper of the Union of Democratic Mineworkers', Mar 1988. General correspondence relating to the decision to close Swadlincote Colliery, Aug 1969-Sep 1969.
Extent1 bundle
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorSwadlincote Colliery
National Coal Board

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