Scottish coal industry
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The Scottish coal industry was a once-dominant sector of Scotland’s economy centered on the mining, processing, and export of coal that powered the country’s industrialization before its steep decline in the late 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scottish coal industry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Scottish coal industry Context triple: [Methil Docks, connectedTo, Scottish coal industry]
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Fife coalfield
The Fife coalfield is a historically significant coal-mining region in Fife, Scotland, that played a major role in the area's industrial development and local communities.
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B.
Glasgow shipbuilding industry
The Glasgow shipbuilding industry was a historically significant maritime manufacturing sector centered in Glasgow, Scotland, renowned for producing a large share of the world’s ships during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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National Coal Board
The National Coal Board was a British public corporation that managed and operated the coal mining industry in the United Kingdom after its post-war nationalisation.
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D.
Huddersfield textile industry
The Huddersfield textile industry was a major British woollen and worsted manufacturing centre, renowned for its high-quality fine cloth production during the Industrial Revolution and beyond.
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E.
Mon Valley Works
Mon Valley Works is a large integrated steel production complex in Pennsylvania operated by United States Steel that manufactures a range of steel products for industrial and commercial use.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Scottish coal industry Target entity description: The Scottish coal industry was a once-dominant sector of Scotland’s economy centered on the mining, processing, and export of coal that powered the country’s industrialization before its steep decline in the late 20th century.
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A.
Fife coalfield
The Fife coalfield is a historically significant coal-mining region in Fife, Scotland, that played a major role in the area's industrial development and local communities.
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B.
Glasgow shipbuilding industry
The Glasgow shipbuilding industry was a historically significant maritime manufacturing sector centered in Glasgow, Scotland, renowned for producing a large share of the world’s ships during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
National Coal Board
The National Coal Board was a British public corporation that managed and operated the coal mining industry in the United Kingdom after its post-war nationalisation.
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D.
Huddersfield textile industry
The Huddersfield textile industry was a major British woollen and worsted manufacturing centre, renowned for its high-quality fine cloth production during the Industrial Revolution and beyond.
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E.
Mon Valley Works
Mon Valley Works is a large integrated steel production complex in Pennsylvania operated by United States Steel that manufactures a range of steel products for industrial and commercial use.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal industry
ⓘ
economic sector ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
UK miners' strike (1984–1985)
|
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| declineCause |
competition from oil and gas
ⓘ
depletion of easily worked coal seams ⓘ imported coal ⓘ pit closures policy of UK governments ⓘ shift to nuclear power ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| economicRole |
key driver of Scottish industrialization
ⓘ
major component of Scottish economy ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
landscape alteration in Central Belt
ⓘ
spoil heaps and bings ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
England
ⓘ
Continental Europe ⓘ
surface form:
continental Europe
|
| governedBy |
Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946
ⓘ
Coal Mines Act 1911 ⓘ |
| heritageSite |
National Mining Museum Scotland
ⓘ
Lady Victoria Colliery ⓘ
surface form:
Newtongrange Lady Victoria Colliery
National Mining Museum Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Mining Museum
|
| laborForce | coal miners in Scotland ⓘ |
| laborOrganization |
National Union of Mineworkers
ⓘ
surface form:
National Union of Mineworkers (Scottish Area)
Scottish Miners' Federation ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Mineworkers Union
|
| locatedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Ayrshire
ⓘ
central Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
Central Belt of Scotland
Clackmannanshire ⓘ East Lothian ⓘ Fife ⓘ Lanarkshire ⓘ Lothian ⓘ
surface form:
Lothians
Stirlingshire ⓘ West Lothian ⓘ |
| mainResource | coal ⓘ |
| majorGrowthPhase | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| managedBy |
National Coal Board
ⓘ
surface form:
British Coal
National Coal Board ⓘ |
| nationalizationDate | 1947 ⓘ |
| nationalizedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom government
|
| peakEmploymentPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
interwar years ⓘ |
| peakProductionPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| relatedIndustry |
Scottish iron industry
ⓘ
Scottish shipbuilding industry ⓘ Scottish steel industry ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| socialImpact |
creation of mining communities in Scotland
ⓘ
subsequent unemployment in former mining areas ⓘ |
| startPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| status | largely defunct by early 21st century ⓘ |
| suppliedSector |
domestic heating in Scotland
ⓘ
iron and steel industry in Scotland ⓘ railway industry in Scotland ⓘ shipbuilding industry in Scotland ⓘ |
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Subject: Scottish coal industry Description of subject: The Scottish coal industry was a once-dominant sector of Scotland’s economy centered on the mining, processing, and export of coal that powered the country’s industrialization before its steep decline in the late 20th century.
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