	Carnbroe Colliery	Index	Carnbroe Colliery

Carnbroe Colliery

Location:	10 miles [16 km] E of Glasgow
Map Ref:	(Sheet 64 Glasgow) NS744634, 55° 50' 51" N, 4° 0' 23" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	Carnbroe Coal Co., Ltd.
	1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)
Output:	1947 - Coal: Household. (18,000 tons)
Employment:	1933 - 175 (145 below, 30 surface)
	1937 - No. 1 - 195 (165 below, 30 surface)
	1940 - No. 1 - 195 (165 below, 30 surface)
	1947 - 195 (165 below, 30 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!

						Crow, W., 04 Aug 1870, Miner, Fall of ironstone
						Harper, Thomas, 19 Nov 1857, Collier, Fall of coal at face of working
						Hutchison, Andrew, 29 May 1860, Horse driver, By falling into a small well, whilst lifting a pail of water
						Kenna, James, 12 Feb 1858, Collier, By fall of roof, caused by incautiously removing a wood prop
						Lynch, J., 18 Nov 1867, Bottomer, Fell from a mid working
						McCorachie, J., 10 May 1869, aged 45, Collier, Fall of roof at face
						McWhinnie, R., 16 Apr 1864, aged 45, Collier, Fall at face, splint coal
						Mitchell, Cornelius, 02 Aug 1859, Collier, By fall of roof at face of working
						Montagu, R., 12 Mar 1868, aged 31, Collier, He was underholing the lower leaf of a 3 feet coal under 3 feet of the upper leaf, which fell upon him. He lived three days afterwards
						Murrie, William, 30 Mar 1875, aged 18, Screenman, [Miscellaneous on Surface] Run over by a wagon at screens
						Robertson, John, 04 Dec 1861, Collier, Fall of roof

						11 names found

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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

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list of collieries/pits etc. near to Carnbroe Colliery

Credits

Sources:

1857 Mines Inspectors Report, by Robert Williams, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1858 Mines Inspectors Report, by Robert Williams, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1859 Mines Inspectors Report, East of Scotland District by Robert Williams, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1860 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
1868 Mines Inspectors Report, East Scotland District 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
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
1937 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
1940 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
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
OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website