	Overton Station Colliery	Index	Overton Station Colliery

Overton Station Colliery

Location:	Cambusnethan 8 miles [13 km] NW of Lanark
Map Ref:	(Sheet 65 Falkirk and Linlithgow) NS802534, 55° 45' 33" N, 3° 54' 29" W
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Owners:	Waddell and Loudon
	Joseph Waddell
	James Waddell
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!

						Armstrong, David, 24 Jun 1873, Collier, Fall of coal at the face
						Curson, John, 30 Sep 1865, Collier, Fall of coal. This man had only been 2 years in pits
						Gilligan, Bernard, 07 Jan 1880, Collier, Fall of side. At stooping
						Lodge, Richard, 04 Mar 1873, Collier, Jammed by a train of loaded hutches
						Millar, James, 24 Oct 1881, aged 48, Collier, Fall of roof ; at face of stooping in main coal [More information ...]
						Millar, Samuel, 24 Oct 1881, aged 21, Collier, Fall of roof ; at face of stooping in main coal [More information ...]

						6 names found

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more information on some of the fatalities shown above

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Overton Station Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Overton Station Colliery

Credits

Sources:

1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), Scotland, East District by Ralph Moore, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241), Scotland East District by Ralph Moore, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report