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Work on the sinking of Treeton Colliery commenced, with all due ceremony, in October 1875. Trade, at the time, was in a poor state and the company were short of capital so work was suspended three years later not being resumed until March, 1882. | Work on the sinking of Treeton Colliery commenced, with all due ceremony, in October 1875. Trade, at the time, was in a poor state and the company were short of capital so work was suspended three years later not being resumed until March, 1882. | ||
The colliery was owned by the [[Rother Vale Colliery Co]] Ltd which was founded in the same year, bringing together the new workings with collieries at [[Fence Colliery Co|Fence]] and [[ | The colliery was owned by the [[Rother Vale Colliery Co]] Ltd which was founded in the same year, bringing together the new workings with collieries at [[Fence Colliery Co|Fence]] and [[Orgreave Colliery|Orgreave]]. This became part of the [[United Steel Companies]] Ltd following the end of World War I.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treeton_Colliery Wikipedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:51, 1 July 2015
Treeton Colliery was a coal mine situated in the village of Treeton, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.
Work on the sinking of Treeton Colliery commenced, with all due ceremony, in October 1875. Trade, at the time, was in a poor state and the company were short of capital so work was suspended three years later not being resumed until March, 1882.
The colliery was owned by the Rother Vale Colliery Co Ltd which was founded in the same year, bringing together the new workings with collieries at Fence and Orgreave. This became part of the United Steel Companies Ltd following the end of World War I.[1]
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