Miscellaneous

National Coal Board – South Wales Area – Abertillery New Mine. Tipping rules and regulations for the Abertillery New Mine tipping complex for tipping waste by bucket and landscaping by bulldozer. The rules and regulations file is 3 pages plus a diagram of the suggested tipping pattern. The tip operator dozer operator is Mr M Rowlands. Signed off by Mr …

National Coal Board – South Wales Area – Abertillery New Mine. An original file on the tipping rules and regulations for the Abertillery New Mine tip and conveyance of materials.  Within the file it mentions wet cement tailings to be tipped into preformed bays and being allowed to set for 24 hours at regular intervals during waste conveyance. The rules …

A Coal Delivery Man’s Leather Back Protector. This leather back protector has shoulder and waist straps, has reinforced leather strips and is studded with copper rivets. Made from leather, 5mm in thickness. Size – 26″ inches long by 16″ inches wide. Widely used by house coal delivery men working on N.C.B. or private rounds supplying residents with coal by carrying …

The Rose Heyworth Colliery Pithead Baths – Opening Ceremonial Plaque. The original opening ceremonial Rose Heyworth Colliery Pithead Baths plaque. Made from a copper alloy with white lettering inlay. Size of the plaque is 18″ x 24″ inches. Size with the mount is 24″ x 30″ inches. Weight of the plaque is 9kgs, with mount it is 13.7kgs.  The Contractor …

The Marine Colliery Pithead Baths – Opening Ceremonial Plaque. The original opening ceremonial Pithead Baths Plaque. Made from a copper alloy with white lettering inlay. Size of the plaque is 18″ x 24″ inches. Size with the mount is 24″ x 30″ inches. Weight of the plaque is 9kgs, with mount it is 13.7kgs. The Official Opening. On Saturday 4th …

A Trade Sample Locked Coil Rope. This is a Latch & Batchelor Co of Birmingham, trade sample of a locked coil rope from the Selby Collieries, North Yorkshire. Made from steel and brass. Size 251mm long. 32mm rope diameter with 61mm x 31mm brass block end caps.

Abernant Colliery – Open Day Booklet. This booklet has 4 pages of information on what is on view at the open day at the colliery on Saturday October 12th 1974. Size 5″ x 7 1/2″ inches.

Waun Llwyd Colliery Cwm – Pithead Baths Opening Ceremony Booklet. This booklet has 24 pages of information on the construction of the baths, rules and regulations. Size 8″ x 6″ inches.

Glenrhondda Colliery Blaen-y-Cwm – Bathers Handbook. This N.C.B. booklet has 8 pages of information, rules and regulations. Size 7 1/2″ x 5″ inches.

Gelli Colliery Gelli Rhondda – Bathers Handbook. This N.C.B. booklet has 8 pages of information, rules and regulations. Size 7 1/2″ x 5″ inches.