Hallside Colliery

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Cairns, Henry, 26 Jan 1900, aged 38, Road Repairer, Fall of roof on road while repairing it

Docherty, Michael, 29 May 1901, aged 28, Brusher, Fall of roof while travelling along a working face not in use

Ferguson, Thomas, 02 Nov 1885, aged 21, Bricklayer, Fall of a brick wall at which he was engaged

Gibb, John, 29 Nov 1892, aged 25, Miner, Fall of roof at brushing face

Gillespie, Robert, 31 Dec 1910, aged 34, Jobber, A shot charged with stowite was being fired with a patent igniter fuse, and the miner nipped the igniter, but thought the fuse had not been lighted, and he was nipping it a second time when the shot exploded and severely injured the deceased about the head [More information ...]

Marshall, Gavin, 04 Aug 1897, aged 17, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

Martin, William, 04 Apr 1890, aged 17, Drawer, Explosion of firedamp

McGinlay, John, 01 Dec 1891, aged 26, Brusher, Fall of roof while knocking out a prop at brushing face

Mellon, Patrick, 08 Nov 1904, aged 50, Brusher, Full of roof at working face when preparing to put in a building. Apparently he was knocking out props and in consequence the roof was not propped in terms of the Special Rules

Ramsay, James, 29 May 1896, aged 23, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

Rennie, Robert, 22 Jan 1900, aged 35, Miner, Fall of roof from "brushing face". Caused by want of props

Russell, William, 31 Aug 1896, aged 32, Miner, Fall of roof at working face