Lanemark Colliery

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Armstrong, William, 19 Nov 1903, aged 50, Bricklayer, Fall of roof while building a dam. It had not been properly inspected

Crate, Charles, 05 Nov 1894, 8.45 a.m., aged 54, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

Ferguson, James, 15 Jul 1878, aged 41, Collier, While blasting

Ferguson, William, 26 Oct 1872, aged 20, Collier, Was struck by the cage in the bottom of the shaft

Gallacher, Hugh, 01 Jul 1896, aged 30, Miner, Fall of roof on road, while passing along it

Gordon, Michael, 04 Sep 1894, 7 a.m., aged 46, Engineman, Struck by a hutch falling down a hoist

Gracie, Thomas, 26 Apr 1897, aged 22, Miner, Fall of roof at stoops

Graham, John, 13 Apr 1895, 11 a.m., aged 55, Repairer, Fall of roof on a road while he was repairing it

Haddow, Archibald, 09 Aug 1906, aged 41, Chain runner, A race of full hutches, which he was taking out of a lye to go up a dook, went off the rails and crushed him against the side of the road

Hamilton, William, 08 Mar 1892, aged 35, Assistant bottomer, Caught by the cage while crossing the cage seat

Jackson, James, 29 Jan 1909, aged 40, Miner, Fall of coal and roof at working face while holing

Mathieson, Alexander, 25 Dec 1907, aged 21, Drawer, Fall of roof on road while clearing away a fall

Mayberry, William, 05 Feb 1875, aged 30, Collier, Was run over with his "hutch" when coming down a heading road in front of it

McInulty, James, 15 Nov 1894, 2.30 p.m., aged 44, Miner, Shock of electricity from electric cable

McStephney, Alexander, 31 Jan 1878, aged 19, Collier, Run over by a hutch upon an incline

Neil, Robert, 15 Aug 1891, aged 17, Miner, Fall of roof on road

Nimmo, James, 07 Sep 1906, aged 24, Chain runner, In some unexplained manner he fell off a "race" being drawn up a dook and was run over by the hutches. The roof was too low to permit riding on the hutches with safety, and I suspect he was in the first instance caught by the low roof

Nisbet, George, 11 Apr 1889, aged 13, Miner, Fall of roof in road while it was being secured

Rae, Andrew, 14 May 1873, Collier, Leg injured by a fall and amputated. Died from the effects of the injuries

Reynolds, John, 12 Oct 1889, aged 29, Miner, Explosion of fire damp

Rollie, John, 29 Feb 1896, aged 34, Miner, Firedamp accumulated in the stooped waste ignited when he entered his place to commence work

Ross, Robert, 26 Oct 1874, aged 19, Wagon shifter, Crushed between the buffers of two waggons

Smith, John, 31 Aug 1895, 9.30 a.m., aged 14, Miner, Fall of roof near working face

Thomson, Alexander, 20 Jan 1876, aged 17, Drawer, Fell down the pit, no one could explain how

Walton, William, 10 Apr 1908, aged 42, Miner, Fall of roof on road while walking down it