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Maltby Main Colliery Co., Ltd.
Warning: This is not intended to be an exhaustive history of the company, but anindication of the changes of ownership and the links between companies and directors in those companies. The company may own other properties etc. and there may have been other changes of ownership etc. for which we currently do not have details.
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | Sheepbridge Works, Chesterfield |
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| Class of Coal: | Coking, Gas, Household, Steam |
| Source: 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian |
Company Directors
| Chairman: | Aberconway, Lord, Rt. Hon., P.C., 43, Belgrave Square, S.W. |
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| Deacon, M., Chase Cliffe, Whatstandwell, Matlock | |
| Managing Director: | Jackson, W. B. M., Glapwell Hall, Chesterfield |
| Directors: | McConnel, W. H., Heath End House, Banghurst, Basingstoke |
| Norman, Henry, Sir, Rt. Hon., P.C., M.P., Corner House, Cowley Street, S.W. | |
| Secretary: | Haslam, T. E., F.C.I.S. |
| P589 | Pickering, B. H. |
Source: 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
Disaster/Major Accident
| Date | Colliery/Pit | Deaths | Cause |
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| 28 Jul 1923 | Maltby Main | 27 | Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by spontaneous combustion |
 Names of those killed |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | | | | | | | --------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------- | ------- | | | Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | | | ground | ground | | | | | | Maltby Main | Rotherham | A. Butler | 1,600 | 550 | |
Company Details
| Registered Office: | Denaby Main, nr. Rotherham |
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| Seams Worked: | Barnsley |
| Power Used: | Electric. Voltage: 500 |
| Annual Output: | 800,000 tons |
| Class of Coal: | Coking, Gas, Household, Steam |
| Other Information: | This Company is controlled by the Yorkshire Amalgamated Collieries Ltd. |
| Source: 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian |
Company Directors
| Chairman: | Leslie, J., Major, D.S.O., M.C., 5, Fenchurch Street, London, E.C. |
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| Managing Director: | Leslie, J., Major, D.S.O., M.C., 5, Fenchurch Street, London, E.C. |
| Directors: | McConnel, W. H., Heath End House, Banghurst, Basingstoke |
| Norman, Henry, Sir, Rt. Hon., P.C., M.P., Corner House, Cowley Street, S.W. | |
| Peake, Harald, Lound Hall, Tuxford, Newark | |
| Pelly, Kenneth R., M.C., 'Grouselands,' Colgate, Sussex | |
| Commercial Manager: | Wales, C. E. |
| General Manager: | Hodges, L. C. |
| Secretary: | Dunk, J. H. |
| Chief Engineer: | Hardy, E. T. |
| Agent: | Baxter, J. W. |
Source: 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | | | | | | | --------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------- | ------- | | | Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | | | ground | ground | | | | | | Maltby Main | Rotherham | R. Young | 2,100 | 380 | |
- 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian