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William Walker (1863-1930)

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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]

1921 succeeded by Thomas H. Mottram[4]

By 1924 had been knighted[5]

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ National Archives
  2. ↑ The Times, Dec 13, 1919
  3. ↑ The Times, Jul 20, 1920
  4. ↑ The Times Jan 15, 1921
  5. ↑ The Times, Mar 07, 1924
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