New Russia Coal, Iron & Rail Producing Co
Other Business Names:
- Hughes, John
- Millwall Iron Works & Shipbuilding Co
- Brassey, Thomas
- Whitworth, Joseph
- Gooch, Daniel
- Uskside Co & Hughes Co
- Uskside Iron Co
- Mare, C J, & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hughesovka, Ukraine
- Newport, Newport, Gwent, Wales, Wales
- Poplar, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Extraction
Coal extraction
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Extraction
Iron ore extraction
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Basic metals production
Iron, steel & related alloys production
Notes:
Traced origins to John Hughes, c1814-89, a Welsh engineer and businessman, who by 1860 was a senior manager at Millwall Ironworks where he met Russian engineers. Under a concession from the Russian government and benefiting from a state subsidy for 10 years, he established iron and rail producing works and collieries in Russia from 1870, forming the New Russia Coal, Iron & Rail Producing Co, subject to both English and Russian laws, in 1869. Capital provided by likes of Thomas Brassey, Joseph Whitworth and Daniel Gooch. Works became largest of their kind in Russian empire. Based at Hughesovka, Ukraine, later known as Donetsk. Confiscated 1919. Hughes started his career in South Wales leading Uskside Co & Hughes Co of Newport, later Uskside Iron Co, which was bankrupt in 1858; it made anchors, chains, cables, boilers, etc. Then joined C J Mare & Co, later Millwall Iron Works & Shipbuilding Co, before going to Russia
Publications:
- Hughesovka. A Welsh enterprise in Imperial Russia by Edwards, Susan
- John Hughes (Yuzovka), 1814-1889 by Bowen, Emrys G
- John Hughes and Russian metallurgy by Westwood, J B
- John Hughes of Luzovka. The motivations and moral code of a Welsh entrepreneur in Russia by Friedgut, T H
- The neglected man. John Hughes of Newport and Millwall by Roberts, Norman
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Hughes, John
- Millwall Iron Works & Shipbuilding Co
- Brassey, Thomas
- Whitworth, Joseph
- Gooch, Daniel
- Uskside Co & Hughes Co
- Uskside Iron Co
- Mare, C J, & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hughesovka, Ukraine
- Newport, Newport, Gwent, Wales, Wales
- Poplar, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Extraction Coal extraction
- Extraction Iron ore extraction
- Basic metals production Iron, steel & related alloys production
Notes:
Traced origins to John Hughes, c1814-89, a Welsh engineer and businessman, who by 1860 was a senior manager at Millwall Ironworks where he met Russian engineers. Under a concession from the Russian government and benefiting from a state subsidy for 10 years, he established iron and rail producing works and collieries in Russia from 1870, forming the New Russia Coal, Iron & Rail Producing Co, subject to both English and Russian laws, in 1869. Capital provided by likes of Thomas Brassey, Joseph Whitworth and Daniel Gooch. Works became largest of their kind in Russian empire. Based at Hughesovka, Ukraine, later known as Donetsk. Confiscated 1919. Hughes started his career in South Wales leading Uskside Co & Hughes Co of Newport, later Uskside Iron Co, which was bankrupt in 1858; it made anchors, chains, cables, boilers, etc. Then joined C J Mare & Co, later Millwall Iron Works & Shipbuilding Co, before going to RussiaPublications:
- Hughesovka. A Welsh enterprise in Imperial Russia by Edwards, Susan
- John Hughes (Yuzovka), 1814-1889 by Bowen, Emrys G
- John Hughes and Russian metallurgy by Westwood, J B
- John Hughes of Luzovka. The motivations and moral code of a Welsh entrepreneur in Russia by Friedgut, T H
- The neglected man. John Hughes of Newport and Millwall by Roberts, Norman