collieries
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Collieries — Colliery Col lier*y, n.; pl. {Collieries}. [Cf. {Coalery}, {Collier}.] 1. The place where coal is dug; a coal mine, and the buildings, etc., belonging to it. [1913 Webster] 2. The coal trade. [Obs.] Johnson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
collieries — col·lier·y || kÉ’ljÉ™rɪ n. coal mine … English contemporary dictionary
Manchester Collieries — was a coal mining company formed in 1929 from a group of independent companies operating on the Manchester Coalfield. The Mining Industry Act of 1926 attempted to stem the post war decline in coal mining and encourage independent companies to… … Wikipedia
Atherton Collieries F.C. — Football club infobox clubname = Atherton Collieries fullname = Atherton Collieries Football Club nickname = Colls, The Miners founded = 1916 ground = Alder Street Atherton capacity = 2,500 chairman = flagicon|England Ian Williams manager =… … Wikipedia
Birley Collieries — The Birley Collieries were a group of coal mines set in the Shirebrook Valley in south east Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They were connected to the railway system by a branch line from the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway at … Wikipedia
Dalton Main Collieries Ltd. — The Dalton Main Collieries Limited became a public company which appeared on the London Stock Exchange in December 1899. The company was set up by John Brown and Company with the aim of purchasing Roundwood Colliery at Parkgate and to purchase… … Wikipedia
Rother Vale Collieries — were a group of coal producing pits originally in the Rother Valley parishes of Treeton, Woodhouse and Orgreave, nowadays on the south east Sheffield / Rotherham boundary, in South Yorkshire, England. In the early 20th century a new colliery at… … Wikipedia
List of collieries in Yorkshire 1984-present with dates of closure — AfDM|page=List of collieries in Yorkshire 1984 present with dates of closure|date=2008 October 7|substed=yes In 1984, the English county of Yorkshire had a total of 56 collieries. As of|2008 there are only three: Kellingley, Maltby and Hatfield.… … Wikipedia
Pontefract Collieries F.C. — Infobox Football club clubname = Pontefract Collieries | fullname = Pontefract Collieries Football Club nickname = Colls founded = 1958 ground = Skinner Lane Stadium, Pontefract capacity =1200 ( 300 seats ) chairman = Trevor Waddington manager =… … Wikipedia
Tinsley Park Collieries — were a group of coal mines situated in the Tinsley / Darnall area to the east of the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. History Earl Fitzwilliam s Estates were responsible for the sinking of a colliery at Tinsley in 1819, the same year… … Wikipedia
