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In 1915 the colliery was sold to the Highley Mining Company. The government increased its control over mines and mineral resources during the First World War and while under government control, wages, hours and safety improved.<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/mines-mining/ 'Mines and mining', The National Archives]</ref> By 1921 around 250 were employed at Billingsley. Prime Minister David Lloyd George’s decision to return the mines to their original owners in 1921, with the likely reversal of these benefits, brought about a miners’ strike. During that strike, Billingsley Colliery closed.
==Other mine workings==
In 1910 it was reported that "A commencement has been made this week for sinking a bore for a coal mine in Wyre Forest at spot about two and half
miles from Bewdley and a mile and a half from Wyre Forest Station on the Great Western Railway". A "special train conveyed the necessary apparatus and machinery to the spot", which was described as being "within a few yards of the railway".<ref> The Engineer, August 26, 1910 on [https://www.gracesguide.co.uk Grace's Guide]</ref>
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