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Chalmerston Colliery
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| Location: | 12 miles [19 km] SE of Ayr |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 70 Ayr, Kilmarnock and Troon) NS479081, 55° 20' 36" N, 4° 23' 55" W |
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| Owners: | Bairds and Dalmellington Ltd. |
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |
| Output: | 1947 - Coal: Gas, Household, Industrial. (77,000 tons) |
| 1954 - Nos. 4 and 5 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing. | |
| Employment: | 1937 - Nos. 4 and 7 - 310 (241 below, 69 surface) |
| 1940 - Nos. 4 and 7 - 351 (276 below, 75 surface) | |
| 1947 - 262 (221 below, 41 surface) | |
| 1954 - Nos. 4 and 5 - 259 (217 below, 42 surface) | |
| Seams Worked: | 1954 - Nos. 4 and 5 - Chalmerston, High, Splint, Two Feet Seven |
| Notes: | Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete! |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | Barclay, John, 16 Nov 1865, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof | |||||
| Turnbull, John, 12 Dec 1874, aged 16, Collier, Fall of roof | |||||
| Wilson, John, 15 Feb 1873, aged 19, Collier, Fall of roof | |||||
| 3 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.
Those names marked with ,
have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may
also include a photograph of the deceased.
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next to the name to see the web page.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Chalmerston Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Chalmerston Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), Scotland, West District by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 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
- 1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website
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Related Links:
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