Parkside Colliery

Parkside colliery is the most recent colliery to start production in the area. It was built in the nineteen fifties and is one of the two surviving mines in production in 1990. The Colliery was officially opened on 28th. May 1957.

??-??-1958.
The shaft 2200 ft deep was completed in Jan. 1959. (Mines Inspectors Report)

1958.
The shaft has reached 2200 feet and completed in January 1959/ 186 feet South African construction. (Mines Inspectors Report)

1959.
Parkside. Insets at three levels at Parkside and work in making connections between the No.2 shaft and No.1 with winding. (Mines Inspectors Report)

1963
Underground level tunnels and surface buildings completed. (Mines Inspectors Report)

1969
Power with an unusual induction expected in SOMETHING a get when fluid down. (Mines Inspectors Report)

1968
Self resuscitator used by all underground. (Mines Inspectors Report)

1970.
Modification in underground transport reported. (Mines Inspectors Report)

1971.
Development of the Six Foot seam reported. Lifts to Higher Florida. (Mines Inspectors Report)

Information supplied by Ian Winstanley and the Coal Mining History Resource Centre.