Historical | Colliery | Development | 1900-45  >  1930s

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1930

  • New brakes fitted to North winder by Lilleshall Co. Ltd.

1931

  • Aerial ropeway to tip on N side of Midland Railway  cutting  constructed [Col. Eng.]

1932

1933

  • Coal prices per ton at the pit [SIWCo quotation]
    • Screened Hards   >6in.         15s 9d  (£0.788)
    • Cobbles    3in. - 6in.         15s 9d  (£0.788)
    • Large nuts 2in. - 3in.         16s 6d  (£0.85)
    • Hand picked brights            24s     (£1.20)
    • Hand picked bright house coal  20s     (£1.00)
    • Pickings                       10s 6d  (£0.55)

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

  • Dirt tip on N side of Midland Railway  cutting now approaching  Longhedge Lane
  • manager         :  A Mein
  • undermanager    :  G H Harrison
  • manpower        :  1261 underground, 283 surface

1939

  • Stanton Ironworks Co. sold to Stewarts and Lloyds.
  • Baum washery plant under construction by  Simon Carves Ltd of Stockport. [NCB 1980]

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