	Burntbroom Colliery	Index	Burntbroom Colliery

Burntbroom Colliery

Location:	Broomhouse 5 miles [8 km] ESE of Glasgow
Map Ref:	(Sheet 64 Glasgow) NS665629, 55° 50' 28" N, 4° 7' 51" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	Dunn Brothers
	Glasgow Coal Co., Ltd.
Output:	1894 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1900 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1905 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing.
Employment:	1894 - 109 (92 below, 17 surface)
	1900 - 287 (246 below, 41 surface)
	1905 - 229 (182 below, 47 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

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

						Corkin, Patrick, 26 Sep 1876, aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof
						Craig, John, 24 Mar 1897, aged 19, Clerk, Caught by a waggon while spragging it
						Dawson, Charles, 31 Oct 1889, aged 35, Contractor brusher, Explosion of compressed powder from a spark falling off his lamp
						Donnelly, James, 07 Sep 1874, aged 47, Fureman, Explosion of firedamp
						Gilhooley, James, 18 Aug 1874, aged 55, Collier, Fall of roof
						Meikle, Henry, 16 Sep 1873, aged 24, Labourer, Was struck by the cage while going into the shaft
						Murray, John, 25 Jan 1901, aged 25, Waggon Trimmer, While shifting a waggon below the scree he was crushed against a post supporting the scaffold
						O'Neil, Robert, 20 Mar 1884, aged 20, Collier, Whilst in the act of drawing off a loaded hutch at a low scaffold, the cage was moved upwards and the hutch falling back drew the deceased into the shaft with it
						Watson, Edward, 11 Jan 1887, aged 34, Stone miner, Stone fell from timbering upon him

						9 names found

If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.

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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

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list of collieries/pits etc. near to Burntbroom Colliery

Credits

Sources:

1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), Scotland, West District by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1876 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1734), Scotland, West District by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429), Scotland, West District by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015), West Scotland District (No. 2) by John M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), West Scotland District (No. 2) by John M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), West Scotland District (No. 2) by John M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department