Nethercroy Colliery

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Barrie, Alexander, 17 May 1898, aged 52, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

Connolly, John, 15 Aug 1900, aged 64, Pump Attendant, Run over by a "race" of hutches on a dook. He stepped in front of it instead of to the side

Graham, James, 24 Feb 1891, aged 44, Brushing contractor, Fall of roof at road head

Henderson, Robert, 16 Sep 1895, 2.10 p.m., aged 46, Labourer, Drowned in a settling pond containing 9 inches of water, while in a fit

Hodge, Robert, 08 Feb 1914, aged 18, Labourer, He pushed a hutch of ashes into the open shaft at the low scaffold. He had previously put two hutches of ashes on to the cage, and, thinking the cage was there, attempted to put on a third

Mackay, John, 10 May 1905, aged 45, Bricklayer's labourer, While attempting to pass through the cage seat the cage came down upon him

McDougall, Duncan, 18 Nov 1898, aged 44, Labourer, Run over by a waggon of ironstone while crossing the rails in front of it

Nicol, William, 23 Feb 1899, aged 40, Labourer, Run over by loaded hutches on a surface haulage road. He seems to have been attempting to uncouple the rope

Tansh, Henry, 19 Sep 1890, aged 45, Miner, Explosion of firedamp (two other men injured) [More information ...]

Thomson, Archibald, 25 Oct 1898, aged 55, Miner, Explosion of firedamp, evidently caused by the son of the deceased unlocking his safety lamp, and striking a match to relight it. Other four men were injured