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Boglea Colliery |
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Boglea Colliery |
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Boglea Colliery
| Location: |
Greengairs, nr. Airdrie
13 miles [21 km] ENE of Glasgow
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 64 Glasgow) NS789700, 55° 54' 28" N, 3° 56' 15" W |
| Opened: |
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| Owners: |
1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1947 - Coal: Anthracite, Household, Manufacturing. (30,000 tons) |
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1954 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. |
| Employment: |
1947 - 77 (65 below, 12 surface) |
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1954 - 149 (126 below, 23 surface) |
| 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
No names found.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
 a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Boglea Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Boglea Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 1947 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
- 1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website
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