William Walker (1863-1930)
From Graces Guide
1903 Read a paper at Institution of Mining Engineers on 'Electric Coal Cutting'
1916 Appointed acting Chief Inspector of Mines in place of Sir Richard Redmayne was Chief technical adviser to the Controller of Coal Mines
1918 Writes re mineral statistics as Deputy Chief Inspector of Mines and quarries
1919 Appointed Chief Inspector of Mines in succession to Sir R. Redmayne[1] [2]
1920 As Chief Inspector of Mines, reported on the Minnie pit disaster at the Podmore Hall Colliery[3]
Knighted[4]
By 1924 had been succeeded by Thomas H. Mottram
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