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1849 John Nixon, a Durham engineer, began sinking a mine. | 1849 [[John Nixon]], a Durham engineer, began sinking a mine. | ||
He bought the Deep Duffryn Collieries and was the first to ship Welsh coal abroad. | He bought the [[Deep Duffryn Collieries]] and was the first to ship Welsh coal abroad. | ||
1873 he bought the Navigation Colliery. | 1873 he bought the [[Navigation Colliery]]. | ||
1927 See [[The Basic Industries of Great Britain by Aberconway: Chapter XVIII|Aberconway Chapter XVIII]] for information on the company and its history | 1927 See [[The Basic Industries of Great Britain by Aberconway: Chapter XVIII|Aberconway Chapter XVIII]] for information on the company and its history | ||
1930 | 1929 July: The collieries were acquired from the liquidator as a going concern by [[GKN|Guess, Keen and Nettlefolds]] in association with Mr W. M Llewellyn<ref>The Times Nov. 11, 1929</ref> | ||
Presumably became [[Llewellyn (Nixon)]] | |||
1930 Amalgamated with other coal companies into [[Welsh Associated Collieries]] | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 07:22, 12 July 2020
1849 John Nixon, a Durham engineer, began sinking a mine.
He bought the Deep Duffryn Collieries and was the first to ship Welsh coal abroad.
1873 he bought the Navigation Colliery.
1927 See Aberconway Chapter XVIII for information on the company and its history
1929 July: The collieries were acquired from the liquidator as a going concern by Guess, Keen and Nettlefolds in association with Mr W. M Llewellyn[1]
Presumably became Llewellyn (Nixon)
1930 Amalgamated with other coal companies into Welsh Associated Collieries
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times Nov. 11, 1929