Nottingham Breaker
Nottingham Breaker
| Photographer/Illustrator | Year | Repository |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | F.C. Petrillo Collection |
Brief Chronology of Mining Developments
Production Statistics Table
| Year | Month | Day | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1865 | Mar | - | Incorporation of the Nottingham Coal Company |
| 1865 | May | - | Plans to build only one wing of the 'cracker house' so only one pair of rolls and one screen would be required |
| 1866 | - | - | Mine opened and shaft sunk to 7 Foot Vein |
| 1869 | - | - | Leased to Broderick and Conyngham who sank shaft further down to Red Ash Vein |
| 1870 | Nov | 17th | Injunction applied for by the Mine Inspector to prevent more than 20 men working in a mine with only one exit; the court case was still pending at year end |
| 1870 | - | - | Despite the injunction threat and a scare from a small fire in the breaker the mine continued to work nearly full handed with only one means of egress, in violation of the new mine safety legislation |
| 1870 | - | - | The work on driving a second opening was reported to have been in progress since the early summer, but 'without accomplishing much' |
| 1872 | Apr | - | Mine sold to the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company and subsequently transferred to the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1888 | - | - | The 1888 tonnage was the largest ever up to that time for an anthracite mine with a single main opening and breaker |
| 1889 | - | - | The remarkable output from a standard breaker was because the gentle dip of the veins allowed coal cars to reach every coal face, so more coal and less slate could be sent to the breaker |
| 1889 | - | - | The mine held the record for the most cars hoisted in a 10-hour period at 1301 cars or an average of 2.17 a minute from a shaft 365 ft deep |
| 1890 | Jan | 2nd | Part of the 3rd and 4th lift workings in the Red Ash seam caved in and disrupted the tracks of the Lackawanna and Bloomsburg Railroad at the surface; much water also entered the mine |
| 1890 | Jan | 24th | A second cave occurred in a remote part of the mine where pillars were being robbed; the squeeze continued spreading until March 7th |
| 1890 | Feb | 1st | Eight men, including the fire boss, were killed by an enormous explosion of fire damp; the mine foreman was prosecuted for violation of the Mine Law |
| 1903 | - | - | Start of new breaker construction |
| 1904 | - | - | Completion of new breaker |
Production Statistics Table
| Year | Current Name | Tonnage Mined | Tonnage Shipped | Employees | Days Worked | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875 | Nottingham Colliery | 70614 | - | 464 | - | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1876 | Nottingham Colliery | 162920 | - | 534 | 165.7 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1877 | Nottingham | - | - | - | - | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1878 | Nottingham | - | 230895 | 739 | 138.25 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1879 | Nottingham | - | 352026 | 853 | 228.2 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1880 | Nottingham | 281271 | - | 738 | 181.25 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1881 | Nottingham | 371200 | - | 956 | 235.5 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1882 | Nottingham | 334921 | - | 791 | 218.05 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1883 | Nottingham | 352607 | - | 814 | 211.65 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1884 | Nottingham | 342688 | - | 1232 | 177.55 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1885 | Nottingham | 371925 | - | 1233 | 170.6 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1886 | Nottingham | 444519 | 436921 | 1073 | 185 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1887 | Nottingham | 498015 | 489481 | 1107 | 206.55 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1888 | Nottingham | 529396 | 521524 | 1099 | 217 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1889 | Nottingham | 483655 | 476685 | 1099 | 177.75 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1890 | Nottingham No. 15 | 399495 | 394333 | 1118 | 171.9 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1891 | Nottingham No. 15 | 637808 | 632379 | 1297 | 225.95 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1892 | Nottingham No. 15 | 395191 | 390566 | 1183 | 132.75 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1893 | Nottingham No. 15 | 416633 | 410799 | 1052 | 181.8 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1894 | Nottingham No. 15 | 337479 | 331147 | 1000 | 125.25 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1895 | Nottingham No. 15 | 433997 | 391042 | 1060 | 147.25 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1896 | Nottingham No. 15 | 342392 | 300354 | 1049 | 113.85 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1897 | Nottingham No. 15 | 223111 | 170267 | 497 | 115.72 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1898 | Nottingham No. 15 | 294379 | 241288 | 812 | 114.2 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1899 | Nottingham No. 15 | 506908 | 472275 | 895 | 184.3 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1900 | Nottingham No. 15 | 497689 | 461479 | 918 | 184.2 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1901 | Nottingham No. 15 | 594414 | 553016 | 999 | 218 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |
| 1902 | Nottingham | 336041 | 307308 | 937 | 120.35 | Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company |