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Drumgrange Colliery
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| Location: | Dalmellington 10 miles [16 km] SE of Ayr |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 70 Ayr, Kilmarnock and Troon) NS435091, 55° 21' 5" N, 4° 28' 7" W |
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| Owners: | Dalmellington Iron Company |
| Output: | 1894 - No. 10 - Coal. |
| 1894 - No. 9 - Ironstone. | |
| 1896 - No. 10 - Coal. | |
| 1896 - No. 9 - Ironstone. | |
| Employment: | 1894 - No. 10 - 18 (13 below, 5 surface) [Sinking] |
| 1894 - No. 9 - 68 (59 below, 9 surface) | |
| 1896 - No. 10 - 62 (55 below, 7 surface) | |
| 1896 - No. 9 - 57 (49 below, 8 surface) | |
| 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!
 | McGrath, George, 08 May 1865, aged 40, Miner, Got crushed by a piece of ironstone against a "tree" or support | |||||
| Morgan, Constantine, 22 May 1903, aged 60, Brusher, Fall of roof at working face, apparently when knocking out props | |||||
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more information on some of the fatalities shown above
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Drumgrange Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Drumgrange Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 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
- 1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), West Scotland District (No. 2) by J. M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
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