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Glebe Colliery
Glebe, Washington
4.899747,-1.519410
Opened:
Closed:
Entry Created:
3 Sept 2021
Last Updated:
3 Sept 2021
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
Washington Coal Co. Ltd. (1904 - 1947), National Coal Board (1947 -)
Description (or HER record listing)
Opened in 1904, closed on 4 August 1972. Owned by the Washington Coal Company Ltd and from 1947 the National Coal Board. An explosion on 20 February 1908 killed 14 miners.
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