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1994 - Page 13

Ollerton Was Closed 1994, After 69 Years

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1960:

  • 201s South (200 yards) (183m) abandoned Feb
  • 36s North (150 yards) (137m) Meco Moore
  • 50s East (160 yards) (146m) Meco Moore abandoned May
  • 37s North (150 yards) (137m), Meco Moore, swilley till end of Jan
  • 38s North (150 yards) (137m), Meco Moore
  • 204s South (110 yards) (100m)
  • 205s South (150 yards) (137m) start
  • 52s East (150 yards) (137m), Meco Moore, fault on face
  • 100s South (260 yards) (238m), handfilled double unit
  • 22s East (150 yards) (137m), Meco Moore start May, fault at Airway end
  • 53s East (200 yards) (183m), handfilled start
  • 51s East (140 yards) (128m) abandoned Jan, Heating.
  • 12s North Paddy extended to 36s (300 to 550 yards) (274m 503m).
  • Pit bottom Heating. 114.30 acres of coal worked at 4 feet 4 in thick, 1,546.5 tons per foot acre.
  • Output for1960 was 774,320 tons, 1,492 men on books, 46.5 cwts oms. 29.6 miles of roadways open. Compulsory retirement of men aged 65 and over from 1 Aug. Profit £623,842.

1961:

  • 36s North (146 yards) (133m), Meco Moore, abandoned Sep
  • 37s North (158 yards) (145m), Meco Moore, abandoned Dec
  • 38s North (150 yards) (137m), Meco Moore
  • 204s South (155 yards) (142m) handfilled
  • 205s South (148 yards) (135m) handfilled
  • 52s East (153 yards) (140m), Meco Moore
  • 100s South (258 yards) (236m) handfilled
  • 22s East (135 yards) (123m), Meco Moore, changed to Trepan/shearer, then Trepanner
  • 53s East (145 yards) (133m), handfilled, then Trepanner
  • 39s North (200 yards) (183m) Meco Moore, start Dec
  • 34s North Ldr Gate dev. 116.3 acres of coal worked at 4 feet 3 in thick, 1,542.4 tons per foot acre.
  • Output for 1961 was 768,137 tons, 1,455 men on books, 47.5 cwts oms. Wages 311s 11d (15.60) per week. Profit £754,786.

1962:

  • 38s North (150 yards) (137m), Meco Moore abandoned Oct
  • 204s South (155 yards) (142m), handfilled, abandoned June
  • 205s South (147 yards) (134m), handfilled, fault till Mar, abandoned May
  • 52s East (152 yards) (139m), Meco Moore, swilley at Loader gate end
  • 100s South double unit handfilled, (258 yards) (236m) then Meco Moore installed LHS Mar and RHS May
  • 22s East (147 yards) (134m), Trepanner
  • 53s East (205 yards) (187m), Trepanner
  • 39s North (200 yards) (183m), Meco Moore then Trepanner Feb, stopped at fault, re-headed out after driving through fault
  • 206s South (158 yards) (145m) handfilled start May
  • 101s South (200 yards) (183m) BJD Blue Streak Trepanner start June
  • 40s North (205 yards) (187m), Trepanner start Oct working through swilley. Manriders: South 1,190 yards (1,088m)
  • 100s LH 830 yards (760m) East 2,200 yards (2,012m) North 1,675 yards (1,532m), walk 50 yards (45m), 1,675 yards (1,532m)
  • 20s LH 650 yards (595m) for 39s. Men transferred from Bevercotes due to shaft repairs needed. 138.30 acres of coal worked at 4 feet 4 in thick, 1,534.8 tons per foot acre,
  • Output for 1962 was 919,347 tons, 1,568 men on books, 52.1 cwts oms. Ave wages 328s (16.40) a shift. Profit £1,105,496. Record weekly output 7 July 21,010 tons. 33.5 miles of roadways open.

1963:

  • 52s East (150 yards) (137m), Meco Moore
  • 100s South (256 yards) (234m) double unit Meco Moore stopped at big fault, re-headed out, re-start Sep
  • 22s East (155 yards) (142m), Trepanner
  • 53s East (206 yards) (188m), Trepanner abandoned Nov
  • 39s North (200 yards) (183m), Trepanner, re-start Mar after fault
  • 206s South (159 yards) (145m), last handfilled face
  • 101s South (182 yards) (166m), Trepanner, turned Airway at big fault abandoned Jan
  • 40s North (205 yards) (187m), Trepanner
  • 105s South (252 yards) (230m), Trepanner start Aug
  • 54s East (200 yards) (183m), Trepanner start Sep, stripping 50s goaf
  • South Drivage heading. South 2nd Intake Paddy, 950 yards (868m)
  • 100s Paddy 1,010 yards (925m). 139.24 acres of coal worked at 4 feet 3 in thick, 1,513.7 tons per foot acre. Output for 1963 was 920,880 tons, 1,564 men on books, 51.6 cwts oms, ave wages 344s (17.20) a shift. Profit £...? NCB year ending changed to March.
  • 1963-1964 output was 910,544 tons, 58.6 cwts oms. Record weekly output 14 Dec 21,916 tons (5 days) and 23,279 tons (6 days). New 1,000hp Centrifugal single inlet Aerex 139” dia fan, operational, 300,000 cu ft per min, 15.3 inches water gauge. 34 miles of roadways open. Rexco plant operational.

1964:

  • 22s East (155 yards) (142m), Trepanner abandoned Jan, very low Airway
  • 52s East (150 yards) (137m), Meco Moore abandoned June
  • 100s South (256 yards) (234m), double unit Meco Moore
  • 39s North (200 yards) (183m), Trepanner, partly equipped with Dowty Roofmaster supports, taken off Oct
  • 206s South (159 yards) (145m), last handfilled stint face reached limit 50 yards (45m) to water-bearing strata above and was abandoned 8th Oct
  • 40s North (205 yards) (188m), Trepanner
  • 105s South (254 yards) (232m), Trepanner (Wild 3 leg chocks installed June)
  • 54s East (200 yards) (183m), Trepanner
  • 55s East (274 yards) (250m), Trepanner start June, (Gullick 5 leg chocks installed Aug) C4 junction and South West drivage dev, South Loading point
  • 41s North dev Access drift dev. 138.6 acres of coal worked at 4 feet 7 in thick, 1,489.97 tons per foot acre.
  • Output 1964 was 943,569 tons, 1,528 men on books, 55.7 cwts oms. 36.0 miles of roadways open. Profit £?

1965:

  • 100s South (256 yards) (234m) double unit, last Meco Moore face abandoned Feb, stopped at boundary to Thoresby
  • 39s North (200 yards) (183m), Trepanner abandoned Feb
  • 40s North (205 233 yards) (187m 213m), Trepanner
  • 105s South (180 150 yards) (165 137m), shortened down at Airway, fault, Trepanner abandoned Sep
  • 54s East (200 190 yards) (183 174m), working through swilley Aug-Nov, Trepanner, abandoned Nov
  • 55s East (274 yards) (250m), Trepanner, changed to Shearer Oct
  • 41s North (250 yards) (229m), Trepanner start Mar, changed to Shearer Apr, stopped at big fault
  • 103s South (225 yards) (205m), Trepanner start Mar
  • 104s South (250 yards) (229m), Trepanner, start July
  • 56s East (240 yards) (220m), Trepanner start Dec
  • 42s North (265 yards) (242m), Shearer start Dec.
  • 52s heating.
  • 100s Manrider was operational in June. 134.03 acres of coal worked at 4 feet 8 in thick, 1,494.7 tons per foot acre.
  • Output for 1965 was 951,747 tons, 1,463 men on books (Jan 565 face men, 600 ebg, 305 s/f, 58.2 cwts oms. Record weekly output 8 May 22,809 tons, at 66.2 cwts oms. 33.5 miles of roadways open.

1966:

  • 40s North (233 yards) (213m), Trepanner
  • 55s East (274 yards) (250m) Shearer, changed to Trepanner
  • 41s North (250 yards) (229m) Shearer restart Sep after fault Trepanner, Heating, chocks installed Nov
  • 103s South (225 yards) (205m), Trepanner
  • 104s South (250 yards) (229m), Trepanner abandoned Sep, Heating, stopped off Nov
  • 56s East (240 yards) (220m), Trepanner
  • 42s North (270 yards) (247m), Trepanner, working through swilley all year, very slow advance
  • 106s South (300 yards) (274m), Trepanner start Dec. 12 different types of plough tried to date
  • 100s LH Paddy extended 400 yards (365m). 116.4 acres of coal worked at 4 feet 9 in thick, 1,582.26 tons per foot acre.
  • Output for 1966 was 877,571 tons, 1,401 men on books, 56.5 cwts oms. Profit £? 29.3 miles of roadways open.

1967:

  • 40s North (233 yards) (213m), Trepanner abandoned July
  • 55s East (274 yards) (250m), Trepanner, changed to Bi-di shearer, very slow progress
  • 41s North (250 yards) (229m), Trepanner (125hp Jan, then 70hp from Aug), rolls in June
  • 103s South (225 yards) (205m), Trepanner abandoned June, fall, Heating
  • 56s East (240 yards) (220m), Trepanner, new Bishop pack system Sep, working through swilley Sep-Dec, Heating
  • 42s North (270 yards) (247m), Trepanner, changed to Shearer, changed to Bi-di shearer, working through swilley to Oct, slow advance
  • 106s South (290 yards) (265m), Trepanner, shortened down at Airway, Heating, abandoned Sep, Heating
  • 107s South (149 yards) (136m), Trepanner start July
  • 111s South (275 yards) (251m), Trepanner start Oct
  • Dev 57s East Scour
  • 52s East Loader gate. 127.15 acres of coal worked at 4 feet 3 in thick, 1,530.38 tons per foot acre.
  • Output for 1967 was 772,064 tons, 1,387 men on books, 51.6 cwts oms. The weekly tonnage had dropped dramatically below 10,000 tons a week to 9,021 tons in July and even lower to 7,236 tons in Sep, before recovering. NCB re-organisation from April, ex No3 Area, now North Nottinghamshire Area.

1968:

  • 55s East (274 yards) (250m), Bi-di shearer July, Planer inst Dec
  • 41s North (250 yards) (229m), Trepanner, 3/2 chocks taken off Apr, Heating, abandoned Nov
  • 56s East (240 yards) (220m), Trepanner, Heating
  • 42s North (270 yards) (247m), Bi-di shearer Mar
  • 107s South (272 yards) (249m), Trepanner
  • 111s South (275 yards) (251m), Trepanner
  • 25s East 246 yards (225m), Double-ended Conveyor-Mounted Trepanner (DECMT)
  • 114s South dev. Began firing off the solid in stables Feb.163.5 acres of coal worked at 4 feet 4 in thick. 1,488.36 tons per foot acre.
  • Output for 1968 was 1,051,478 tons, 1,384 men on books, 65.7 cwts oms. Profit £? 29.9 miles of roadways open. Record weekly output 17 Jan 23,373 tons, 68.2 cwts oms, 26 May 23,852 tons, 71.9 cwts oms, 14 Dec 23,910 tons, 68.6 oms.
  • The first 1 million tons in a year. In the photo Deputy Manager John Brass, NACODS Secretary Ted Lilley, Mechanical Engineer Wilf Pearson, Manager Dave Rodden, Administrative Officer Eric Spencer and NUM Secretary Sam Kilner.

1969:

  • 56s East (240 yards) (220m), Trepanner, abandoned Mar
  • 55s East (274 yards) (250m), Bi-di shearer and Planer, Dozer door Feb
  • 42s North (270 yards) (247m), Bi-di shearer, Dozer door inst July
  • 107s South (272 yards) (249m), Trepanner, abandoned Aug
  • 111s South (275 yards) (251m), Trepanner, faults on face
  • 25s East (246 yards) (225m), DECMT (Double Ended Conveyor Mounted Trepanner) plus AB 15 cutter (start Feb) and Planer (May -Sep)
  • 108s South (270 yards) (247m), Trepanner start Sep
  • 114s South development
  • 57s East development. 170.76 acres of coal worked at 4 feet 0 in thick, 1,486.64 tons per foot acre
  • Output for 1969 was 1,055,373 tons, 1,403 men on books, 62.4 cwts oms. Profit £? 30.2 miles of roadways open.