Quarter Colliery

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Anderson, John, 31 Dec 1879, aged 13, Collier, Fall of roof. At face. Fall of the "veez" of a fault. Stoop and room

Baird, John, 24 Nov 1904, aged 41, Brusher, Struck by a stone projected by a shot of arkite ; having failed to take proper shelter

Bateman, Edward, 30 Jul 1867, aged 14, Boy, Fall of roof at face

Baxter, Alexander, 28 May 1909, aged 67, Overman, Fall of roof in lye while clearing away a previous fall

Black, Hugh, 18 Feb 1871, aged 14, Collier, Fallof coal at face while holing

Bradley, Hugh, 24 Apr 1935, aged 61, Miner

Brownlie, -, 16 Mar 1841, aged 10, in the mine at the time of the explosion, son of William [More information ...]

Brownlie, William, 16 Mar 1841, in the mine at the time of the explosion [More information ...]

Campbell, George, 14 Oct 1875, aged 50, Collier, [By Trams and Tubs]Crushed between a loaded hutch and roof while riding out on the horse road

Cook, Robert, 24 May 1879, aged 30, Roadsman, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Coyle, William, 23 May 1904, aged 20, Drawer, When taking an empty hutch down a dook another hutch let away by two drawers ran down on him

Crossley, George, 27 Jul 1903, aged 32, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

Dowlar, James, 22 May 1891, aged 40, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

Duffie, James, 16 Mar 1841, in the mine at the time of the explosion [More information ...]

Duffie, John, 16 Mar 1841, in the mine at the time of the explosion [More information ...]

Dunn, Alexander, 03 Oct 1924, 11.15 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 46, Roadsman, He was trying to re-rail a rake of empty hutches at the wings of a crossing by means of the haulage rope. He signalled the rope away and stood at the side of the derailed tubs, "pulling over" at the crossing. Four of the tubs had 5 ft. trees in them and the trees caught in a piece of projecting side, flung the hutches across the road and crushed the deceased so severely that he died 5 hours later. Had deceased not put himself in such a dangerous position this accident would not have happened

Faggan, John, 13 Aug 1882, Pony driver, Was run over by hutches

Fife, James, 16 Mar 1841, died trying to rescue those in the mine [More information ...]

Fisher, James, 16 Mar 1841, died trying to rescue those in the mine [More information ...]

Fleming, James, 16 Mar 1841, died trying to rescue those in the mine [More information ...]

Fleming, W., 20 Sep 1869, aged 42, Sinker, Rope caught on bunton and fell on him

Gemmell, John, 17 Aug 1896, aged 30, Miner, Fall of roof stone at face of close place

Hamilton, James, 20 Mar 1934, Miner, Fall of stone from the roof [More information ...]

Hamilton, Thomas Wilson, 15 Jan 1908, aged 53, Reddsman., When setting props to secure broken timbering on a road which he was repairing, the roof gave way and fell on him

Henderson, Robert, 24 May 1879, aged 28, Fireman, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Heron, John, 10 Jul 1907, aged 62, Labourer, While shifting the first of four hutches standing on an incline the other three ran over the stop and crushed him against a post

Howie, Joseph, 16 Dec 1876, aged 53, Pitheadman, Was struck by the cage

Hunter, William, 07 Sep 1892, aged 40, Miner, Fall of coal

Keith, John, 08 Nov 1884, aged 36, Labourer, Suffocated by falling under a hutch of manure which he was emptying

Kyle, Hugh, 29 Feb 1904, aged 45, Haulage engineman, Caught in some unknown manner by the haulage engine when putting tar on the rope

Law, Mathew, 10 Dec 1858, Roadsman, By crushed by cage whilst attempting to go from one side of the pit bottom to the other

Lennox, James, 05 Jul 1922, 6 p.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 55, Miner, He was loading a hutch in a small stoop when a fall of roof occurred injuring him to such an extent that he died about 30 minutes later.  The area over which the roof fell was 6½ ft. long by 4 ft. 5 in. ; two "trees" were reeled out by the fall.  The place had been examined by the fireman threequarters previously and reported safe, but a quantity of coal had been removed in the interval.

McCann, Edward, 07 Jan 1885, aged 50, Reddsman, Fall of roof. On drawing road, stoop and room

McDonald, Donald, 30 Dec 1879, aged 35, Banksman, Crushed by locomotive against screen

McGregor, John, 06 Apr 1893, 3.15 p.m., aged 27, Driver, Fall of roof

McLean, Hugh, 16 Mar 1841, in the mine at the time of the explosion [More information ...]

McMillan, Robert, 13 Mar 1895, 7 p.m., aged 19, Screenman, Caught by screening belt

McPake, Robert, 06 Jun 1891, aged 70, Miner, Fall of coal

McPake, Thomas, 17 Dec 1903, aged 32, Miner, Fall of roof in working place

Moore, William, 14 Jul 1870, Pit Headman, explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Muir, James, 02 Aug 1880, aged 23, Collier, Fall of coal and roof

Murphy, Andrew, 11 Dec 1890, aged 56, Miner, Run over by hutches on self acting incline

Murphy, Hugh, 16 Aug 1886, aged 38, Drawer, Crushed against the roof while riding on a dook race

Pate, George, 16 Mar 1841, died trying to rescue those in the mine [More information ...]

Paterson, Alexander, 24 Aug 1871, aged 34, Miner, By gunpowder while blasting

Perrie, William, 29 Dec 1904, aged 20, Miner, Fall of coal while holing. It fell between two sprags set ten feet apart

Prentice, James, 14 Dec 1881, aged 40, Collier, The deceased and other three men were ascending the pit. The engineman did not stop the cage until it was about eight feet above the landing, and deceased, apparently alarmed, jumped on to the roof of the shed, which sloped towards the shaft, and he slid off into the shaft. The other three men remained on the cage and sustained no injury

Pringle, James, 05 Dec 1916, Miner, Caught by machinery

Ramage, William, 24 Sep 1904, aged 41, Shaftsman, When repairing the shaft he overbalanced himself and fell out of the cage. He was under the influence of drink [More information ...]

Reid, Samuel, 29 May 1890, 7.00 a.m., aged 21, Miner, Crushed by cage

Robson, John, 30 Sep 1904, aged 45, Miner, When drawing props at the stoops the roof gave way and caught him

Semple, John, 15 Dec 1871, aged 17, Pithead man, Run over by waggons

Sharp, Matthew, 19 Jun 1896, aged 28, Brusher, Fall of roof on haulage road, while working upon road

Small, William, 04 Mar 1862, Drawer, Fall of roof at face

Smith, Harry, 18 May 1898, aged 72, Labourer, Deceased was employed cleaning bricks on the side of the railway leading to the colliery, and it is supposed he was struck by the locomotive engine as it passed

Smith, James, 11 May 1904, aged 44, Brusher, Fall of roof and side in working face

Smith, John, 16 Mar 1841, in the mine at the time of the explosion [More information ...]

Stewart, James, 05 May 1880, aged 33, Collier, Fall of coal and roof

Swanbrick, John, 03 Nov 1865, aged 45, Collier, Fall of roof. He had only been 2 years in pits

Thomson, John, 22 Nov 1889, aged 45, Miner, Fall of roof at stoops

Ward, James, 14 Jul 1870, Sinker, explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Wetherspoon, William, 16 Mar 1841, in the mine at the time of the explosion [More information ...]

White, David, 03 Aug 1880, aged 20, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, longwall

Williamson, Gavin, 14 Jul 1870, Sinker, explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Wilson, John, 19 Mar 1896, aged 30, Shiftman, Deceased was repairing a cage seat at a mid-working. While testing a plank by standing upon it with one foot, it broke, and he fell with it to pit bottom, a distance of 11 fathoms