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Devonshire's Mining Industry in 1896 - A List of Black Clay Mines

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From the Tables compiled by Joseph S. Martin, H.M.Inspector for the South-Western District in his Report for 1896

List of Mines worked under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, in Devonshire, during the Year 1896.

Name of Mine	Situation	Owner and Postal Address	Manager	Under- Manager	Workers		Minerals Worked	Remarks
					U/G	Sur.
Broadstone	Bideford	G. and T. Pollard, Bideford			2	0	Black Clay
Chapel Park	Bideford	G. and T. Pollard, Bideford					Black Clay

The initial letters attached to the word "Coal" in the column "Minerals Worked" indicate the kind of Coal produced, as C Coking Coal; G Gas Coal; H Household Coal; M Manufacturing Coal; S Steam Coal.

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