I wander if any list members can help me with a query.
St Hilda Colliery owned by the Harton Coal Company closed in 1940 but was
re-opened as Westoe Colliery in 1947 by the newly formed NCB.
I believe that the colliery was used as a training mine by the Harton Coal
Company during the war years, which I find surprising considering the need for
coal. I myself have found Deputies reports and newspapers from the war years
underground and the Colliery plans show development work during this period.
What I haven't been able to establish is the reason why the Colliery closed
and why it sat idle for so long.
Any help in resolving these queries would be much appreciated.
Mark Robson
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