400 TONS AN HOUR
BRITAIN'S BIGGEST COLLIERY RECENTLY OPENED AT COMRIE By midsummer -400 tons of coalj m hour will be coming up l' rolu a lew colliery about to be opened at in Fifeshire, to meet the overseas demand for British coalBorings were begun by the I-ifc Coal Company seven years ago in a virgin area and the new pit is expected to be the biggest in the British Isles. It is the most up-to-date colliery my where. Instead ot bringing the 2oal up in tubs, it will be loaded into a special; cage at the bottom and wound up one shaft. Below the surface, the mine cars will l>c hauled by Diesel locomotives. and, by combining the cutting and loading operations into one shift, it is hoped to reduce the num- - ber of shifts from three to two a •lay, which will be safer for the nen and cheaper for the owners. At the pit-head they are now putting up baths, a canteen, a'first-aid room, lockers and a park for the men's bicycles.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 193, 31 July 1940, Page 7
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175400 TONS AN HOUR Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 193, 31 July 1940, Page 7
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