	Allanshaw Colliery	Index	Allanshaw Colliery

Allanshaw Colliery

Location:	Hamilton 10 miles [16 km] SE of Glasgow
Map Ref:	(Sheet 64 Glasgow) NS711554, 55° 46' 30" N, 4° 3' 14" W
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Owners:	John Sneddon and Co.
	Allanshaw Coal Co.
Output:	1894 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.
	1896 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.
	1900 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.
	1905 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.
	1910 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.
Employment:	1894 - 188 (146 below, 42 surface)
	1896 - 193 (135 below, 58 surface)
	1900 - 282 (222 below, 60 surface)
	1905 - 275 (225 below, 50 surface)
	1910 - 290 (240 below, 50 surface)
Seams Worked:	1910 - Blackband, Pyotshaw, 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!

						Binnie, George, 14 Nov 1890, 7 p.m., aged 65, Miner, Crushed by tubs
						Brownlie, Hugh, 24 Mar 1879, (accident: 10 Feb 1879), aged 35, Engineer, Struck on the head by cage while making repairs at the top of shaft. Died 24th March
						Connor, Edward, 31 Oct 1875, aged 25, Sinker, [Whilst ascending or descending] Fell of sinking "kettle" while ascending. He got entangled with the signal wire
						Dunn, David, 24 Jul 1876, aged 35, Sinker, [Falling into Shaft from Surface] Fell off a "bunton." Sinking pit
						Espie, John, 16 Jul 1911, (accident: 05 Jun 1911), aged 43, Miner, Died on 16th July as a result of injuries received by slipping on a haulage pulley in an underground road when returning from work
						Harrison, Edward, 13 Jun 1904, aged 20, Miner, The cause of the explosion has not been disclosed. The safety lamps were found locked, but a key was found in a coat pocket [More information ...]
						Harrison, Patrick, 13 Jun 1904, aged 50, Miner, The cause of the explosion has not been disclosed. The safety lamps were found locked, but a key was found in a coat pocket [More information ...]
						Kelso, Robert, 10 Feb 1880, aged 24, Collier, Fall of side. At stooping
						McCall, Thomas, 31 Jan 1890, 11.15 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 51, Miner, Fall of stone
						McGuire, Robert, 22 Aug 1884, aged 27, Roadsman, Fall of roof. While preparing a new "lift" at the pillar working
						Murray, Joseph, 15 Nov 1899, aged 40, Reddsman, While engaged taking down stone to increase the height of a horse road, a mass of blaes suddenly fell
						Paterson, James, 29 Mar 1876, aged 38, Sinker, [Ropes and Chains breaking] In sinking pit. The "spring dog" attached to the east end of the rope broke, and the kettle fell from the surface upon him
						Reilly, Neil, 07 Oct 1884, aged 33, Collier, Fall of side. While removing stoops ; head coal

						13 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Scotland, East District by Ralph Moore, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1876 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1734), 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
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
1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), East Scotland District (No. 1) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506), West Scotland District (No. 2) by J. M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1911 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6237), Scotland District (No. 1) by W. Walker, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report