Annandale Colliery

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Breckenridge, James R., 20 Dec 1890, aged 32, Miner, Fall of coal

Donelly, James, 29 Jun 1909, aged 32, Engineman, While working close to an unfenced revolving shaft he got caught by it

Howie, James, 15 Jan 1867, aged 35, Collier, Fall of coal at face

Kelty, Martin, 03 Sep 1924, 12.25 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 21, Assistant Guard on Locomotive, Deceased was placing a larch pole, 9 ft. long by 5 in. diameter, on the front platform of a locomotive, which was slowly pushing a train of loaded wagons. To do this he was standing on a parallel line of rails with his back towards a train of stationary empties. He failed to get the pole completely on to the locomotive, but one end caught against a hand rail fixed to the locomotive so that the pole was carried forward and the projecting end crushed deceased's head against the empties on the other line of rails

McKie, Peter, 11 Apr 1857, aged Boy, Breakage of rope, which killed the deceased, at the pit mouth

McKie, William, 24 Mar 1914, (accident: 23 Mar 1914), aged 14, Stone Picker, Deceased was one of five boys employed at a picking table, and when there was no coal coming to the screens they apparently amused themselves by going through the fencing and playing on the moving jigging screen. Deceased was doing this when he was caught by the revolving shafting, carried round and knocked against the flooring above a number of times, and was so severely injured that he died next day

Neil, James, 18 Jul 1866, aged 46, Collier, Fall of roof

Picken, Joseph, 07 Aug 1922, 12 noon, 5th hour of shift, aged 64, Miner, Deceased was engaged in proving the coal beyond a 3 ft. upthrow fault which had been encountered across the whole width of his working place. A portion of roof alongside the fault, measuring 15 ft. 3 in. long. 6 ft. broad, and 6 in. average thickness, fell without any warning and killed him instantly. Having regard to its dangerous nature, which was fully realised, the roof should have been more closely timbered

Rae, John, jnr., 04 Nov 1911, (accident: 26 Oct 1911, 10.30 p.m.), aged 22, Repairer, Deceased was on the night shift, and received his orders by note left by day fireman on the surface. He was sent to an abandoned road to lift rails, and on reaching the face ignited gas with his naked light, and was so badly burned that he died at 10.20 p.m. on the 4th November. The place had not been inspected by the back shift or night shift fireman, who allowed him to go into it. Deceased and others knew the place had not been inspected

Rorison, James, 08 Mar 1875, (accident: 06 Feb 1875), aged 49, Collier, Fall of coal ; was injured on the 5th February

Ross, James, 06 May 1859, aged 44, Collier, Fall of roof

Stewart, Thomas, 18 Aug 1881, aged 17, Collier, Fall of roof

Wilson, Matthew, 29 Oct 1859, aged 45, Collier, Fall of coal