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The Middle Duffryn pit and works are situated in the Aberdare Valley at the foot of the wood crowned Duffryn mountain almost directly opposite the residence of Crawshay Bailey Esq and the iron furnaces of that gentleman at Aberaman The Colliery thus lies on the right hand side of the valley about two miles up from the Mountain Ash
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Developments in coal mining began in the north eastern rim of Glamorgan around the ironworks of Merthyr and in the south west around the In the 1890s the docks of South Wales accounted for 38 percent of British coal exports and a quarter of global trade Along with the increase in coal production came a very large increase in the population as people emigrated to the area to seek
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Acquired Dyllas Colliery 1915 Tirherbert Colliery opened but development delayed due to the war Llewellyns main interest was the Bwllfa 1922 Bwllfa employed 350 men It had the first electrical coal cutting machinery in the South Wales Coalfield 1930 Formation of Welsh Associated Collieries Ltd They could not however withstand the
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Telegraphic Address Presotim Cardiff 1937 1840 Thomas Powell sunk the first deep mine at Cwmbach Aberdare 1840 1863 He opened many further deep mines both in Aberdare Cwmdare Abernant Abergwawr Middle Duffryn and Cwmpennar and in the Rhymney Valley At their peak these collieries produced over 400 000 tons of coal each per annum
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2 British Coal Mining Co Wales Type Vale Aberaman Colliery brass miners lamp No 362310 3 Six circular John Leech prints featuring Mr Jorrocks 7½ diame ter and 3 ditto 5 diameter 4 Super Striker football game in original box 5 1930 s mahogany 8 day mantel clock 6 Collection of wooden items including biscuit barrel 2 wall
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british coal mining aberaman colliery made in wales The Coal Mining collections National Museum Wales An early coal cutter One of the earliest coal cutting machines used in Wal This is a swinging pick machine manufactured by Messrs Ridley and Jones similar to a machine used at Garth Colliery Maesteg in 1863
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ANTIQUE BRASS MINIATURE MINERS MINING LAMP 85 mm £ £ P P Hover to zoom Image not available
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1864 George Elliot formed the Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co Limited PDSC for the purpose of working the whole of Thomas Powell s collieries At this time the wealth of the South Wales Coalfield was only just being realised 1864 The company was registered on 28 July 1867 The PDSC bought the Aberaman Estate from the iron master Crawshay Bailey
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British Coal Mining Wales Aberaman Colliery Brass Miners Lamp 23cm EUR EUR postage BRITISH COAL MINING COMPANY WALES TYPE VALE ABERAMAN COLLIERY MINERS LAMP British coal Miner s Lantern Miners lamp Made In Wales UK Brass in Box EUR EUR postage British Coal Mining Company Wales Lantern Collectible
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Aberaman Ironworks was the last ironworks to be opened in the Aberdare Valley It was established in 1845 by Crawshay Bailey and the first iron was produced in 1847 [2] However the works were not successful They closed temporarily in 1854 but re opened the following year [2]
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British Coal Mining Co Wales Type Vale Aberaman Colliery Miners Lamp No 512474 Categorie Mining Memorabilia £ Shipping £ Total price £ Mining memorabilia Miners lamp 58mm washers Mini service pack round wick Categorie Mining Memorabilia £ Free shipping Vintage Protector Lamp Lighting Co Eccles M Q Type 6 Miners Lamp Categorie Mining Memorabilia £
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Coal was also provided by Aberaman colliery until its closure in 1962 although a washing facility continued in use there until early 1971 worked by Mountain Ash locos The BR/NCB exchange yard east of Aberaman town was also a key location for satisfying some of the Phurnacite plant s consumption The plant had commenced production in 1939 under the ownership of the Powell Duffryn Company
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Porth Glamorganshire 8th November 1867 The Blaenllechau colliery was better known as the Ferndale pit and was the property of Messrs D Davies and Sons of Blaenllechau It was situated in the Rhondda Fach or the Little Rhondda valley five miles beyond Porth near a small station of the Taff Vale Railway and seven to eight miles from Aberdare
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Correct B G Rhigos colliery was called the Pandy on Thursday 10th July 1941 An explosion killed 16 miners in No 4 drift it was owned by the The New British Rhondda Colliery Company Ltd until 1947 when the collieries were its of interest to anyone i ll put a list of collieries that closed in the cynon valley from 1900 on another thread
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Buy Brass Coal Miner in Collectable Mining Memorabilia and get the best deals at the lowest prices on eBay Great Savings Free Delivery / Collection on many items
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FULL SIZE BRASS MINERS LAMP NEVER BEEN LIT BADGE STAMPED BRITISH COAL MINING COMPANY WALES VALE COLLIERY NAME N0 ABERAMAN COLLIERY SERIAL N0 143842 MEASURES 22CM TALL EXC HOOK FOR USE ON IN WALES CASH ON COLLECTION PLEASE £55 CAN POST PLEASE CHECK FOR COST
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Tour of a British Coal Mine Tour of a British Coal Mine Amateur film 1928 26 mins Location Barnsley Deep underground Yorkshire miners hew their living out of the coalface Watch for free Meet the Pioneers Meet the Pioneers Promotional 1948 32 mins This directorial debut from Lindsay Anderson is an unexpectedly lyrical portrait of conveyor belts Watch for free Phoenix Magazine Phoenix
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Aberaman Miners Training Centre 1951 UK coal production peaked in 1913 at 287 million tonnes Until the late 1960s coal was the main source of energy produced in the UK peaking at 228 million tonnes in 1952 Ninety five per cent of this came from roughly 1 334 deep mines that were operational at the time with the rest from around 92 surface mines In the 1950s and 1960s around a
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Sep 16 2020British Coal Mining Aberaman Colliery Miners Copper Brass Full Size Brass Miners Lamp British Coal Mining Company Wales Aberaman Colliery $ $ shipping METAL BRASS BRITISH COAL MINING COMPANY WALES UK MINERS LAMP $ 0 bids shipping Traditional Brass Welsh Miners Safety Lamp Rhonda Surface Safety Coal Miner $
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Vintage New British coal mining company Wales UK Mining Paraffin Wax Lantern tall BRITISH COAL MINING COMPANY LANTERN New old stock has only been displayed I DO NOT HAVE THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING OR ANY INSTRUCTIONS OR LITERATURE SERIAL # 1644 THAT IS STAMPED INTO THE FRONT PLATE ON IT TYPE VALE COLLIERY NAME No ABERAMAN COLLIERY ON THE BOTTOM IS STAMPED INTO IT WARNING ONLY
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A Welsh Coal Mines web page 1937 169 Names January 22 Names 1st Williams Francis 59 Ocean Colliery Treharris Collapsed after receiving his weekly pay at the colliery office He was conveyed home in the colliery ambulance car During the night he suffered another seizure which proved fatal He was a North Walian
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This site hosts the Durham Mining Museum website Tweet Aberaman Colliery Index Aberaman Colliery Aberaman Colliery Location Aberaman 4½ miles [7 km] SSW of Merthyr Tydfil Map Ref Sheet 170 Vale of Glamorgan West SO014004 51° 41 36 N 3° 25 36 W Opened Closed Nov 1962 Owners Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co Ltd Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries Ltd Powell Duffryn Ltd
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Vintage British Coal Mining Co Wales Aberaman Colliery Full Size Miner s Lamp £ Click Collect £ postage or Best Offer Coal dram tram cart Waggon pulled by a Pit Pony in Wales Collection in person 28 watching VINTAGE BRASS MINERS LAMP CYMRU MADE IN WALES IN EXCELLENT CONDITION £ £ postage Vintage Brass Metal British Wales Colliery Coal Miners Gas
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1914 453 Names January 41 Names 1st Haines Walter Hubert 23 Colliers helper Windsor Colliery Fall of coal at face He was pulling some coal down when the back piece fell on top of him killing him instantly Was a member of the Senghenydd Aber Conservative Club A single man
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Cwmbach Co operative Society The first in Wales The pioneers of the Co operative movement in Wales came from Cwmbach They were John Rees a collier who became the first manager of the Society and David Thomas a mechanic at the Lletty Shenkin colliery Their interest in the movement had been aroused by a series of letters printed in the
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British Coal Mining Co Wales Type Vale Aberaman Colliery Miners Lamp No 105181 Pre owned Private EUR Customs services and international tracking provided or Best Offer EUR postage estimate from United Kingdom Sponsored VINTAGE ABERAMAN BRASS MINERS LAMP MADE IN WALES BRITISH COAL MINING COMPANY Private EUR
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Available in this lot we have a Welsh Aberaman Colliery coal miners safety lamp The lamp shows sturdy brass construction with a glass cylinder set into the housing The lantern is marked across the front reading British Coal Mining Company Wales Type Vale Colliery Name No Aberaman Colliery Serial No 233513 and marked on the bottom with warnings and a Made in Wales The lamps where
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Aberaman Miners Training Centre 1951 UK coal production peaked in 1913 at 287 million tonnes Until the late 1960s coal was the main source of energy produced in the UK peaking at 228 million tonnes in 1952 Ninety five per cent of this came from roughly 1 334 deep mines that were operational at the time with the rest from around 92 surface mines In the 1950s and 1960s around a
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The South Wales Colliery Company In 1864 Mr Crawshay Bailey helped set up the South Wales Colliery Company and was their first chairman This company was set up to purchase the Cwmtillery Colliery after Mr John Russell had put the colliery up for sale for the sum of £66 000 Mr Thomas Brown the colliery s previous owner and founder urged
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New colliery offices were built near Ystrad Mynach in 1928 and control of whole colliery organisation was concentrated there Powell Duffryn was one of the pioneers in research in coal mining and utilisation The company incorporated new mining technologies such as coal cutting machinery by products plants miners baths washeries and
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