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The Black Vein Colliery was opened in the early 1840s by [[John Russell (1788-1873)|John Russell]] of the [[Risca Iron and Coal Co]] | The Black Vein Colliery was opened in the early 1840s by [[John Russell (1788-1873)|John Russell]] of the [[Risca Iron and Coal Co]] | ||
1891 The National Collieries in the Rhondda Valley were united with those of Abercarn and Risca under the title of [[United National Collieries]] | |||
[[Mather and Platt]] supplied an 850 kW [[Heinrich Zoelly|Zoelly]] turbine to the colliery.<ref>'The Design and Construction of Steam Turbines. A Manual for the Engineer' by Harold Medwin Martin, Longmans, Green & Co, 1912</ref> | |||
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of Risca, Monmouthshire
The Black Vein Colliery was opened in the early 1840s by John Russell of the Risca Iron and Coal Co
1891 The National Collieries in the Rhondda Valley were united with those of Abercarn and Risca under the title of United National Collieries
Mather and Platt supplied an 850 kW Zoelly turbine to the colliery.[1]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 'The Design and Construction of Steam Turbines. A Manual for the Engineer' by Harold Medwin Martin, Longmans, Green & Co, 1912