Frances Colliery

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Aitken, John, 1978, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Angel, Charles, 1980, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Brown, Andrew, 1959, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Coventry, Agnes, 30 Oct 1911, aged 16, Working on Picking Table, When bending under a revolving shaft to reach some dirt which had been lifted off the tables, her clothes were caught by the shaft, and practically torn off. She was removed to the hospital and appeared to be progressing favourably but she collapsed and died late the same day from shock. The shaft was cased in, but one of the boards which had become loose had been removed and not replaced

Cunningham, Henry, 1953, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Duncan, David, 05 Oct 1913, aged 21, Miner, These men were working in an area where safety lamps only were allowed. They were told by the fireman that the heading next to their level had gas in it, and was marked dangerous, and they were not to go into it. They gave up some matches and cigarettes to the fireman at the lamp station. They must have gone to the place where the gas was and begun to work at once, and shortly after commenced to smoke with the result that a large body of firedamp was exploded which burned them very severely. Cigarettes and matches were found in the place after the explosion as well as the electric lamps they were working with. Some matches and cigarettes were found concealed in a cap lying at the face. The coal in the heading was more easily worked than that in the level. The fireman had contented himself with writing a notice as he could not easily find a fence for the road [More information ...]

Dunn, James, 1974, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Fernie, David, 1976, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Gillespie, Robert, 25 Nov 1920, Killed by a fall of stone

Gillies, Thomas, 1969, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Gourlay, James, 1970, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Gourlay, William, 1953, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Lessells, George, 1970, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Liston, Alan, 1978, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Logan, John, 1956, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Louden, Robert, 1966, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

McNeish, James, 1968, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Meek, James, 1962, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Murphy, George, 1970, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Penman, Andrew, 1964, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Philip, Charles, 15 Dec 1922, 7.40 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 48, Miner, He was holing in the dirt on top of the coal at the roundhead of a longwall place when a large stone fell and swung out the props which were behind him.  He was killed instantly.  Had a rance been set to the front of the brushing tis accident would probably have been prevented.

Pitt, Frederick, 02 Mar 1922, 6.20 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 25, Pithead labourer, He stepped on to the cage to close and fix one of the gates after two men had gone on to descend the shaft.  While he was on the cage the banksman, having himself fixed the other gate, signalled away the cage.  When the cage moved away he tried to get off and was caught between the roof frame of the cage and the pithead flooring.  The banksman did not use the keps, nor did he see that both gates were closed before signalling away the cage.

Shields, Duncan, 1960, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Sim, David, 07 Feb 1914, aged 32, Fireman, He was attempting to step into the cage at surface or low scaffold level, bet stepped into the vacant space instead, and fell to the bottom of the shaft, a distance of 150 fathoms

Somerville, James, 05 Oct 1913, aged 20, Miner, These men were working in an area where safety lamps only were allowed. They were told by the fireman that the heading next to their level had gas in it, and was marked dangerous, and they were not to go into it. They gave up some matches and cigarettes to the fireman at the lamp station. They must have gone to the place where the gas was and begun to work at once, and shortly after commenced to smoke with the result that a large body of firedamp was exploded which burned them very severely. Cigarettes and matches were found in the place after the explosion as well as the electric lamps they were working with. Some matches and cigarettes were found concealed in a cap lying at the face. The coal in the heading was more easily worked than that in the level. The fireman had contented himself with writing a notice as he could not easily find a fence for the road [More information ...]

Suttie, Alexander, 05 Oct 1913, aged 31, Miner, These men were working in an area where safety lamps only were allowed. They were told by the fireman that the heading next to their level had gas in it, and was marked dangerous, and they were not to go into it. They gave up some matches and cigarettes to the fireman at the lamp station. They must have gone to the place where the gas was and begun to work at once, and shortly after commenced to smoke with the result that a large body of firedamp was exploded which burned them very severely. Cigarettes and matches were found in the place after the explosion as well as the electric lamps they were working with. Some matches and cigarettes were found concealed in a cap lying at the face. The coal in the heading was more easily worked than that in the level. The fireman had contented himself with writing a notice as he could not easily find a fence for the road [More information ...]

Taylor, James, 1978, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Thomson, J., 15 Sep 1934, aged 21, Electrical Engineer, electrocuted

Watson, Alexander, 1978, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Weddell, Andrew, 1978, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]