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The Sterkrade colliery was sunk in 1903 and operated independently until 1933 when it was absorbed into the Osterfeld complex. Shaft 1 at Sterkrade was eventually used to wind men and materials whilst the coal was raised at Osterfeld. Closure came in 1992 and the site has been cleared apart from the headframe and associated pithead building.