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Fairlie Colliery

Location:	Kilmarnock 3 miles [5 km] SW of Kilmarnock
Map Ref:	(Sheet 70 Ayr, Kilmarnock and Troon) NS396347, 55° 34' 47" N, 4° 32' 40" W
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Closed:
Owners:	John Gilmour and Co.
	William Walker
	W. C. S. Cuninghame
	Caprington and Auchlochan Collieries
Output:	1894 - Coal: Manufacturing, Steam.
	1896 - Coal: Manufacturing, Steam.
	1900 - Coal: Manufacturing, Steam.
	1905 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam.
	1910 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam.
Employment:	1894 - 190 (164 below, 26 surface)
	1896 - 105 (90 below, 15 surface)
	1900 - 237 (207 below, 30 surface)
	1905 - 156 (140 below, 16 surface)
	1910 - 180 (159 below, 21 surface)
Seams Worked:	1910 - Ell, Splint, Turf, Wee
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!

						Fulton, John, 05 Oct 1897, aged 43, Miner, Fall of coal while holing. Due to want of sprags
						Martin, John, 21 Jun 1912, aged 33, Oncostman, Deceased had fired a shot, and on returning shortly after with his neighbours to examine the face, the roof suddenly fell, displacing several props, and part of it caught and fatally crushed him
						McGhee, John, 25 Mar 1895, 6.30 a.m., aged 35, Bottomer, While either stepping through the cage seat, or doing something in it, the cage was lowered upon him
						McGill, William, 07 Feb 1855, Fall of coal at face of working
						Owen, William, 08 Feb 1908, (accident: 30 Jan 1908), aged 57, Roadsman, When lifting old rails he scratched his finger. Blood poisoning resulted, and he died on 8th February
						Sim, David, 15 May 1857, Collier, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

						6 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1855 Mines Inspectors Report, by Thomas Evans, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1857 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
1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), West Scotland District (No. 2) by John M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672), West Scotland District (No. 2) by J. M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1912 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6983), Scotland District (No. 1) by W. Walker, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report