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History of Seaham - Stories and remarkable and memorable events in the history of Seaham
The Collieries, Brickworks and Ancillary Works
The Collieries, Brickworks and Ancillary Works
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Notices withdrawn to 2,700 Seaham Colliery pitmen (1928)
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Hutton Seam reached at Vane Tempest Colliery (1927)
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Foundation stone laid for twelve Aged Miners Homes at Dawdon (1927)
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Main coal seam reached at Vane Tempest (1927)
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Houghton Mines Rescue Map of local collieries (1950's)
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Sinking of Vane Tempest Colliery to begin shortly (1925)
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New pit (Vane Tempest) will produce 1 million tons per year (1924)
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Eight new Aged Miners Homes completed at New Seaham (1924)
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Industry restarts at Seaham after the end of the coal strike (1921)
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Cause of unemployment in pits due to USA selling coal to Europe (1921)
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Serious fire at Seaham Colliery (1917)
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Twelve Aged Miners Homes on Stockton Road, New Seaham opened (1915)
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Dispute at Dawdon Colliery over allocation of colliery houses (1909)
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Two Seaham Colliery miners entombed for 50 hours (1906)
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Accident to German during sinking operations at Dawdon Colliery (1903)
868
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Pit ponies arrive by ship from Shetland Isles (1899)
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Sinking of Dawdon Colliery shaft begins (1898)
893
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Clearance of Ironworks to make way for Dawdon Colliery (1896)
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Appointment of Mr Vincent C W S Corbett as Agent on retirement of Colonel Eminson (1896)
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Map of the Durham Coalfield 1950-1994
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