Location 248
Location #248. Shepherds Creek No 1. Coal Mine.
Map 11
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Area -
Shepherds Creek -
Description -
Location #248. Shepherds Creek No 1. Coal Mine. Shepherds Creek - in the western terrace between Pigroot and Adams Gullies.
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Still Standing -
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Underground workings may still exist but the portal has been closed off. -
Construction Details -
Concrete portal, half buried. Internal width 1.35m with concrete thickness of 200mm. -
Location Type -
Mine
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Interested Parties
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| Group | Date | Description | |
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| 1 | 1902 - 1914 | Cromwell & Bannockburn Colliery Company | Details |
| 2 | 1914 - 1917 | William Richard Parcell Syndicate. | Details |
| 3 | 1917 - 1920 | Bannockburn Coal Company | Details |
| 4 | 1920 - 1927 | J A Gordon Syndicate | Details |
| 5 | 1927 - 1949 | John Hodson (2) | Details |
| 6 | 1949 - 1952 | S Hewison Syndicate | Details |
Notes
The table below shows any historical notes about the location.
| Note | Date | Short Description | Note Text |
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| 2836 | 1902 | Mine location. | Shepherds Creek. In the western slope of the terrace between Pigroot and Adams Gullies. The outline of the portal is still visible however it is half buried and flooded. It is approx 20m north of location #249. The tiphead / loading bank is still visible. The main drive was a 65m decline at a grade of 1 in 4. A survey plan was produced by Mr G A Balikie (surveyor) of Gore in 1943. It appears from this plan that location #248 is connected to location #384 which may have been used as a ventilation drive. |
| 2837 | 1902 | Mine managers. | Alexander Sinclair Gillanders 1902 - 1908 William Richard Parcell (2) 1908 - 1910 |
| 2838 | 1902 | General notes. | Late in 1902, the coal company mine manager, Mr A S Gillanders, opened up a new mine in Shepherds Creek, just north of the mouth of Adams Gully. this mine was known as the Shepherds Creek No 1 mine. |
| 2839 | 1910 | General note. | By August of 1910 the mine had been driven to a depth of 1000ft (305m) and was closed down as having been worked out. |
| 2840 | 1914 | W R Parcell syndicate purchased the mine. | At this time the Cromwell and Bannockburn Colliery Company was wound up. The assets were purchased at auction for £500 by the William Richard Parcell syndicate of local miners. The assets included locations #248 and #249. The syndicate worked the Shepherds Creek No 2 mine (#249) now known as the Kawarau mine, however they did not work the No 1 mine (#248) |
| 2841 | 1917 | The formation of the Bannockburn Coal Company. | At this time the owners of the three working coal mines in the area decided to amalgamate and form the Bannockburn Coal Company. |
| 2842 | 1917 | Formation of the Bannockburn Coal Company. | The owners of the three remaining working coal mines in the area decided to amalgamate and form the Bannockburn Coal Company. As a result, the only mine to remain working was the Kawarau mine, which had previously been known as the Shepherds Creek No 2 mine (location #249) The company directors were : William Robertson & Party (previously owned locations #191 and #194) William James Smith Hodson and George Crabbe (previously owned location #185) William Richard Parcell & syndicate (previously owned location #248 and #249) |
| 2843 | 1920 | Bannockburn Coal Company was wound up. | In April of 1920 the Bannockburn Coal Company was wound up and the assets were purchased by the J A Gordon syndicate. |
| 2844 | 1920 | Location #248 was purchased by the J A Gordon syndicate. | in April of 1920 the J A Gordon syndicate purchased the assets of the Bannockburn Coal Company, which included the Shepherds Creek Coal Mine (location #248). However, it appears that they did not work this mine. |
| 2845 | 1927 | Coal leases were once again up for sale. | The coal leases for Shepherds Creek were once again up for sale. They were purchased by Mr John Hodson (2) for £350. |
| 2846 | 1927 | John Hodson (2) purchased the coal leases on #248 and #249. | At this time, Mr John Hodson (2) purchased the Shepherds Creek coal leases from the J A Gordon syndicate for £350. It seems that Mr Hodson worked the Shepherds Creek No 1 mine (#248) as well as the Kawarau mine (previously known as the Shepherds Creek No 2 mine - location #249) at various times. He may also have opened up the Shepherds Creek mine #243 at this time. John Hodson employed William McLennan Crabbe, Alexander (Sandy) Robertson and Theodore Henry Toms. The mines #248 and #249 were very wet and required extensive pumping. Mr Hodson replaced the old steam boiler with one from a traction engine and used 100mm diameter pump lines. The dampness required the use of gelignite rather than black powder which could get wet. |
| 2847 | c1942 | Locations #248 and #249 were eventually abandoned. | About this time the mines #248 and #249 were abandoned in favour of location #243. |
| 2848 | 1949 | John Hodson accidentally killed in his mine. | Mr John Hodson (2) was accidentally killed in the Shepherds Creek mine (location #243). At this time the coal leases were purchased from his estate by the S Hewitson syndicate. |
| 2849 | 1949 | General notes. | The S Hewison syndicate purchased the leases on #243, #248 and #249 from the estate of John Hodson (2). Sid Hewison ran the fish and chip shop in Cromwell and Ted Jelly had a drapery shop in London House in Cromwell. It appears that the syndicate worked location #248 and replaced the steam engine with electric motors to drive the winch and pumps. Mine personnel were : Sid Hewison - mine manager, Charlie Scott - miner, Herbert (Bert) Laney - electrician. |
| 2850 | 1952 | The mine was finally closed down. | It appears that the mine worked up until this time and was finally closed down. |
Images
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| Image Id | Source | Date | Short Description | |
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| 777 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | 2002 | Shepherds Creek Coal Mines - locations 247 and 248. | View Image |
| 778 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | 2002 | Shepherds Creek Coal Mines - locations #247, #248 & #249 | View Image |
| 1031 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | 2004 | Shepherds Creek Coal Mines | View Image |
| 1032 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | 2004 | Shepherd's Creek Coal Mines | View Image |
| 1038 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | 2004 | Shepherds Creek Coal Mine - location #248. View inside the portal. | View Image |
| 1156 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | 23 Mar 1943 | Plan of Shepherd's Creek Coal Mines | View Image |
| 1391 | Mrs M Valk - Cromwell | c1938 | Shepherds Creek Coal Mines - locations #247 to #250., Looking north. | View Image |
| 2404 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | c1949 | Coal Mines - Shepherds Creek - Portal Layout Plan | View Image |
| 2405 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | c1950 | Coal mine - Shepherds Creek. Portal Layout. | View Image |