W. Fordyce, "A History of Coal, Coke, Coal Fields..." London, 1860 (page 45, list of collieries in 1843) (Durham County Record Office Library)
Wood, Nicholas & Co.
T.Y. Hall, 'Abstract of the Alphabetical List of Pits in Mr. T.Y. Hall's paper on the Great Northern Coal Field... 1854', published in "North of England Institute of Mining Engineers Transactions", Vol. 3, Newcastle, 1855 (Newcastle City Library)
T.Y. Hall, 'Alphabetical List of Pits in Durham and Northumberland', published in 'North of England Institute of Mining Engineers Transactions', Vol. 2, 1855 (Newcastle City Library)
W. Whellan, "Directory of the County of Durham", London,1856 (Durham County Record Office Library) 1865
Bolckow, Vaughan & Co.
"Reports of the Inspector of Mines for the Year 1873", London, 1874 (Durham County Record Office, ref. D/DMA 255)
"Mines and Minerals and Mineral Statistics 1883", H.M. Inspector of Mines, London, 1884 (Mining Institute, Newcastle)
"Potts' Mining Register and Directory for the Coal and Ironstone Trades of Great Britain & Ireland", North Shields 1895 (Tyne & Wear Archives Service Library)
Home Office, "List of Mines 1900", H.M. Inspector of Mines, London, 1901 (Mining Institute, Newcastle)
"Reid's Handy Colliery Guide and Directory for the Counties of Northumberland & Durham", Newcastle,1906 (Newcastle City Library)
"Reid's Handy Colliery Guide and Directory for the Counties of Northumberland, Durham, & Yorkshire", Newcastle,1911(Newcastle City Library)
"Reid's Handy Colliery Guide and Directory for the Counties of Northumberland, Durham, & Yorkshire", Newcastle,1919 (Newcastle City Library)
"Reid's Handy Colliery Guide and Directory for the Counties of Northumberland, Durham, & Yorkshire", Newcastle,1928 (Newcastle City Library)
Dorman Long & Co.
"Reid's Handy Colliery Guide and Directory for the Counties of Northumberland, Durham, & Yorkshire", Newcastle,1936 (Newcastle City Library)
Ministry of Fuel & Power, "List of Mines in Great Britain & the Isle of Man, 1945", London, 1947 (Durham County Record Office Library)
Notes:
called Black Boy Colliery Machine Pit) in 1857 OS and in 1878 B 1878); alias Tees
T.Y. Hall, 'Abstract of the Alphabetical List of Pits in Mr. T.Y. Hall's paper on the Great Northern Coal Field... 1854', published in "North of England Institute of Mining Engineers Transactions", Vol. 3, Newcastle, 1855 (Newcastle City Library)
T.Y. Hall, 'Alphabetical List of Pits in Durham and Northumberland', published in 'North of England Institute of Mining Engineers Transactions', Vol. 2, 1855 (Newcastle City Library) North & South Pit
"Mines and Minerals and Mineral Statistics 1883", H.M. Inspector of Mines, London, 1884 (Mining Institute, Newcastle),
"Reid's Handy Colliery Guide and Directory for the Counties of Northumberland & Durham", Newcastle,1906 (Newcastle City Library),
"Reid's Handy Colliery Guide and Directory for the Counties of Northumberland, Durham, & Yorkshire", Newcastle,1911(Newcastle City Library), 1919
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