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Bowburn Colliery Officials - Timeline

by Mike Syer

1905
Borings by Bell Bros. to Busty at Shincliffe

1906
Owner – Bell Bros.
Company Agent – M.W. Kirby
Colliery Manager – Wm Harle
Under Manager (Bowburn) John G. Ramsay
Under Manager (Tursdale) John Ramsay
Upcast shaft sunk to Busty seam at a depth of 103 fathoms 2ft by E. Johnson & Sons of Boldon 24/7/06-15/1/08

1908
April 2nd - Upcast shaft finished and lined and linked to Quelch's 1850s shaft for ventilation
June 7th First coals drawn

1912
Checkweighman – Joseph Waddle

1917
Colliery Manager – Peter Harle
Checkweighman – Robert Griffiths

1922
Checkweighman – Jack Coates

1923
Owner – Dorman, Long & Co. Ltd
Under Manager (Tursdale) – G.S. Hollingsworth

1924
Lodge President/Chairman – Cuthbert Morley
Lodge Secretary – Robert Willey
Lodge Treasurer – William Bewick

1927
Checkweighman – Robert Willey?

1930
Company Agent – William G. Grace

1931
Merged with Tursdale

1932
Lodge President/Chairman – Wm. Allison
Lodge Treasurer – Charles Witham
Checkweighman – Billy Kelly
New screening plant & washery

1933
Lodge Secretary – Billy Kelly

1937
Undermanager (Bowburn)– George P. Chapman?
Low Main Coronation Drift cut 22/3/37-9/5/39

1941
Undermanager (Bowburn)- J. P. Hall?

1942
Colliery Manager – T.H.F. Adams
Undermanager (Bowburn)- E. Fletcher Stewart
Undermanager (Tursdale)- J.B. Thompson

1944
Undermanager (Bowburn) – W.E. Lorrinson

1945
Lodge Treasurer – Freddie Latue

1946
Undermanager (Bowburn) – B. Hardman
Lodge President/Chairman – Jos Wright

1947
Owner – National Coal Board
Colliery Manager – W.I. Lowson

1949
Lodge Secretary – Reg Brown
Checkweighman – Jack Ramshaw?

1951
Lodge Secretary – Hughie McLaughlan

1954
Lodge Treasurer – Chuck Arkwright

1957
Undermanager (Bowburn) – Pollock
Highest output recorded = 16,387.8 tons w/e 13/4

1958
Undermanager (Bowburn) – Smith
Maximum no. of workers = 2,950 (This included c.234 officials).

1959
Undermanager (Bowburn) – Dickson

1961
Colliery Manager – Stanley Charlton

1962
Extraction from Low Main + Bottom Hutton seams ceased

1963
Undermanager (Bowburn) - Nicholson

1964
Extraction from Tilley seam ceased

1967
Extraction from Harvey + Top & Bottom Busty seams ceased
Last coals extracted 20/7

1968
February 27th Demolition of Tursdale downcast pit gear began
May 29th Winding ropes taken off Bowburn upcast pit headgear
June 1st Finally abandoned.

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