	Alloa Colliery	Index	Alloa Colliery

Alloa Colliery

Location:	Alloa 7½ miles [12 km] E of Stirling
Map Ref:	(Sheet 58 Perth and Alloa) NS908939, 56° 7' 33" N, 3° 45' 20" W
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Owners:	Alloa Coal Co.
	Alloa Coal Co., Ltd.
Output:	1894 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. Fireclay.
	1896 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. Fireclay.
	1899 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. Fireclay.
	1900 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. Fireclay.
	1905 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. Fireclay.
	1910 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. Fireclay.
	1915 - Jellyholm - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. Fireclay.
	1915 - Whinhall, Nos. 1 and 3 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. Fireclay.
	1920 - Jellyholm - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. Fireclay.
	1920 - Whinhall, Nos. 1 and 3 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. Fireclay.
Employment:	1894 - 254 (218 below, 36 surface)
	1896 - 212 (178 below, 34 surface)
	1899 - 179 (149 below, 30 surface)
	1900 - 189 (155 below, 34 surface)
	1905 - 200 (147 below, 53 surface)
	1910 - 238 (184 below, 54 surface)
	1915 - Jellyholm - 3
	1915 - Whinhall, Nos. 1 and 3 - 149 (106 below, 43 surface)
	1920 - Jellyholm - 72 (54 below, 18 surface)
	1920 - Whinhall, Nos. 1 and 3 - 175 (137 below, 38 surface)
	1923 - Whinhall No. 1 - 197 (165 below, 32 surface)
	1933 - Whinhall No. 1 - 55 (47 below, 8 surface)
Seams Worked:	1905 - Lower Five Feet, Mosie, Nine Feet, Splint
	1910 - Lower Five Feet, Mosie, Nine Feet, Splint
	1915 - Whinhall, Nos. 1 and 3 - Lower Five Feet, Mosie, Nine Feet, Splint
	1920 - Jellyholm - Lower Five Feet, Mosie, Splint
	1920 - Whinhall, Nos. 1 and 3 - Lower Five Feet, Mosie, Splint
Notes:	Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete!

Description

Disasters (5 or more killed)

None Found

Names of those killed at this colliery

Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!

						Adamson, Thomas, 12 Sep 1893, 7.15 a.m., aged 59, Viewer, Fall of stone
						Bennet, Archibald, 03 Jul 1879, aged 14, Driver, Found dead below the first tub of a rake which he was bringing out
						Black, John, 29 Apr 1887, aged 57, Plasterer, Crushed by bellcrank while repairing engine seat
						Dawson, Allan, 26 Dec 1866, aged 15, Drawer, He was in a tub striking his horse which ran off and overturned the tub above him squeezing his neck. He lived an hour
						Fyfe, Alexander, 05 Aug 1852, Fall of roof
						Fyfe, Alexander, 04 Jun 1875, aged 33, Bottomer, [Miscellaneous in Shafts] He was found in the bottom of the shaft, with the cage resting on his body
						Fyfe, William, 04 Jul 1891, 12.55 p.m., aged 67, Oversman, Crushed by waggons
						Hunter, Andrew, 24 Aug 1861, Collier, Fall of stone at working
						Hunter, Fraser, 28 Dec 1870, aged 25, Collier, Fall of roof while "stooping"
						Hunter, Joseph, 29 May 1913, (accident: 28 May 1913), aged 64, Miner, He was engaged in filling a hutch when a stone fell from between two lypes, injuring him so severely that he died the following day.
						Hutton, David, 02 Dec 1922, 8.35 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 36, Miner, He was removing the last breaker prop before firing a brushing shot when a piece of fakes and coaly blaes 3ft. 9in. by 2ft. 8in.by 4in. fell from the roof and killed him instantly
						Leslie, William, 22 May 1897, aged 75, Screenman, Run over by waggons which were being shunted at screens
						Mackie, Robert, 22 Nov 1888, aged 32, Brusher, Fall of roof. At face, building; long wall
						Mitchel, James, 03 Jul 1869, aged 40, Roadsman, Fall of stone while repairing road
						Mitchell, Robert, Jul 1909, (accident: 29 Jan 1909), aged 53, Miner, Deceased and his neighbour were taking off coal at the face, when the roof suddenly fell away from lype, throwing out two props, and injuring both men. The former died 5 months later
						Paterson, Joseph, 02 Apr 1857, Collier, Fall of roof at face of workings
						Paterson, William, 13 Feb 1890, 11.0 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 53, Miner, Fall of coal at face
						Patterson, Joseph, 28 Oct 1861, Collier, Fall of coal at face of working
						Ramage, David, 18 Nov 1881, aged 38, Collier, He was coming down a short incline in front of a loaded tub when his foot caught and the tub ran over him
						Ramaye, William, 02 Apr 1869, aged 24, Collier, Fall of coal while removing pillars
						Snaddon, John, 14 Oct 1856, Driver, Falling off cage whilst ascending the pit
						Snedden, Andrew, 20 Jun 1884, aged 31, Collier, Fall of roof. At face ; long wall
						Sneddon, Thomas, 11 Jun 1864, aged 25, Fall of coal at face
						Yates, Joseph Hunter, 30 Apr 1881, aged 45, Collier, Fall of roof ; at face, while taking off coal, long wall

						24 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1852 (Jul-Dec) Mines Inspectors Report, by William Lancaster, H.M. Inspector of Mines, published in 1854
1856 Mines Inspectors Report, by Robert Williams, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1857 Mines Inspectors Report, by Robert Williams, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1861 Mines Inspectors Report, by Robert Williams, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1864 Mines Inspectors Report, by Ralph Moore, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1869 Mines Inspectors Report (C 124), East Scotland District by Ralph Moore, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Scotland, East District by Ralph Moore, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241), Scotland East District by Ralph Moore, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429), Scotland East District by Ralph Moore, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1888 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5779), East Scotland District (No. 1) by Ralph Moore, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1890 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6346), East Scotland District (No. 1) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), East Scotland District (No. 1) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1899 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1909 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5177), East Scotland District (No. 1) by Robert McLaren, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1913 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 7439), Scotland Division (No. 1) by W. Walker, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1920 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1922 Mines Inspectors Report
1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
OS Grid Reference from GB1900 dataset