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Fairholm Colliery
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| Location: | Larkhall 10 miles [16 km] WNW of Lanark |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 64 Glasgow) NS750514, 55° 44' 25" N, 3° 59' 24" W |
| Opened: | 1873 |
| Closed: | Feb 1908 |
| Owners: | Wishaw Iron Co. |
| Glasgow Iron Co. | |
| Hamilton Colliery Co. | |
| Larkhall and Fairholm Collieries Co. | |
| United Collieries, Ltd. | |
| Output: | 1900 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. |
| 1905 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. | |
| 1910 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. | |
| Employment: | 1900 - 163 (144 below, 19 surface) |
| 1905 - 85 (75 below, 10 surface) | |
| 1910 - 0 [Discontinued in February 1908] | |
| Seams Worked: | 1910 - Main [Discontinued in February 1908] |
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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!
 | Hodge, John, 10 Sep 1897, (accident: 08 Sep 1897), aged 26, Brusher, Deceased and some others were brushing a slope road. He was setting brushing trees when a large stone suddenly fell upon him causing injuries to which he succumbed two days after | |||||
| Winning, Gavin, 27 Apr 1896, aged 20, Waggon shifter, Deceased was running two loaded trucks from a screen down to the siding. He was hanging upon the brake lever at front end of the rear waggon with his legs swinging under the buffers, when his foot caught, he fell upon the rail and both wheels passed over his legs and arm | |||||
| 2 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.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Fairholm Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Fairholm Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), East Scotland District (No. 1) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), East Scotland District (No. 1) by J. B. Atkinson, 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
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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