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Goatfoot Colliery

Location:	Galston 4 miles [7 km] ESE of Kilmarnock
Map Ref:	(Sheet 70 Ayr, Kilmarnock and Troon) NS490366, 55° 36' 1" N, 4° 23' 43" W
Opened:	1863
Closed:	1920
Owners:	Boyd, Gilmour, and Co.
	Brand and Co., Galston
	Gauchalland Coal Co.
Output:	1894 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1896 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1900 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1905 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1910 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1915 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1920 - Coal: Household, Steam.
Employment:	1894 - 141 (119 below, 22 surface)
	1896 - 81 (65 below, 16 surface)
	1900 - 120 (104 below, 16 surface)
	1905 - 118 (100 below, 18 surface)
	1910 - 128 (114 below, 14 surface)
	1915 - 103 (89 below, 14 surface)
	1920 - 251 (182 below, 69 surface)
Seams Worked:	1910 - Main, Major, McNaught, Stone, Tourha'
	1915 - Main, Major, McNaught, Stone, Tourha'
	1920 - Main, Major, McNaught, Stone, Tourha'
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!

						Alexander, Robert, 19 Sep 1877, aged 13, Boy, Fall of coal
						Bowman, Robert, 21 Feb 1877, aged 26, Collier, Fall of coal
						Finnikam, Samuel, 20 Jan 1897, aged 24, Miner, Fall of roof at working face
						Hastings, John, 25 Dec 1893, 3.45 p.m., aged 19, Chainrunner, Kicked by a pony
						McGee, James, 06 Feb 1869, aged 18, Collier, Fall of roof
						Nimmo, John, 04 Apr 1870, aged 45, Collier, Fall of coal
						Spiers, Andrew, 27 Aug 1892, aged 72, Horse overseer, While placing hay on the cage the engineman lowered it
						Wallace, Matthew, 11 Sep 1888, aged 48, Miner, Fall of coal

						8 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1869 Mines Inspectors Report (C 124), West Scotland District by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1877 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 2003), Scotland, West District by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1888-02
1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), West Scotland District (No. 2) by John M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
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
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