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Coalburn Colliery
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| Location: | New Cumnock 15½ miles [25 km] ESE of Ayr |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 71 Lanark and Upper Nithsdale) NS574144, 55° 24' 10" N, 4° 15' 8" W |
| Opened: | |
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| Owners: | Cumnock Pottery Co. |
| William Nichol | |
| William Nicol Ltd. | |
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |
| Output: | 1894 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. |
| 1896 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. | |
| 1900 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. | |
| 1905 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. | |
| 1910 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. | |
| 1915 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. | |
| 1920 - Coal: Manufacturing, Steam. | |
| 1947 - Coal: Household, Industrial. (12,000 tons) | |
| 1954 - Coal: Household. | |
| Employment: | 1894 - 10 (9 below, 1 surface) |
| 1896 - 8 (6 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1900 - 14 (12 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1905 - 8 (6 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1910 - 8 (6 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1915 - 15 (12 below, 3 surface) | |
| 1920 - 20 (14 below, 6 surface) | |
| 1923 - 19 (14 below, 5 surface) | |
| 1933 - 21 (16 below, 5 surface) | |
| 1940 - 25 (19 below, 6 surface) | |
| 1947 - 32 (26 below, 6 surface) | |
| 1954 - 109 (97 below, 12 surface) | |
| Seams Worked: | 1915 - House, Splint |
| 1920 - House, Splint | |
| 1954 - House | |
| 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!
 | Kennedy, John, 30 Sep 1856, A back weight fell upon him in a sinking shaft | |||||
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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.
Click on the symbol
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 Coalburn Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Coalburn Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1856 Mines Inspectors Report, by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1920 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1923 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
- 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
- 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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