	Sundrum Colliery	Index	Sundrum Colliery

Sundrum Colliery

Location:	Coylton 5 miles [8 km] E of Ayr
Map Ref:	(Sheet 70 Ayr, Kilmarnock and Troon) NS417207, 55° 27' 19" N, 4° 30' 8" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	Dalmellington Iron Co., Ltd.
	Bairds and Dalmellington Ltd.
	1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)
Output:	1894 - Coal: Manufacturing.
	1896 - Coal: Manufacturing.
	1900 - Coal: Manufacturing.
	1905 - No. 3 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
	1910 - No. 3 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
	1915 - No. 3 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
	1920 - No. 3 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
	1954 - Coal: Household, Steam.
Employment:	1894 - 146 (130 below, 16 surface)
	1896 - 131 (117 below, 14 surface)
	1900 - 75 (60 below, 15 surface)
	1905 - No. 3 - 128 (102 below, 26 surface)
	1910 - No. 3 - 118 (96 below, 22 surface)
	1915 - No. 3 - 132 (100 below, 32 surface)
	1920 - No. 3 - 194 (150 below, 44 surface)
	1923 - 173 (130 below, 43 surface)
	1933 - 130 (110 below, 20 surface)
	1954 - 13 (10 below, 3 surface)
Seams Worked:	1910 - No. 3 - Ell, Main, Major
	1915 - No. 3 - Ell, Main, Major
	1920 - No. 3 - Ell, Main, Major
	1954 - Ayr Hard
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!

						Clark, James, 10 Dec 1912, (accident: 06 Dec 1912), aged 56, Miner, Deceased had an oil bottle lying beside his explosive canister. He went from his place to replenish the supply in his small lamp, and ignited the 3 lbs. gunpowder his canister contained. He was badly burned about the arms and face and died 4 days later. His canister must have been left open from the time he fired a shot earlier in the day
						Connelly, James, 21 Dec 1904, aged 54, Miner, Fall of roof at working face
						Douglas, Thomas, 01 Feb 1888, aged 60, Labourer, Jammed between two waggons
						Dykes, William, 02 May 1884, aged 25, Engineer, Crushed by a log of wood falling upon him whilst disloading machinery
						Johnstone, James, 25 Jul 1907, aged 24, Miner, Fall of roof at brushing face while brushing. He inadvertently displaced two props which supported the stone
						McCluskie, James, 24 Oct 1889, aged 33, Chain runner, While sitting in front of a "dook race" his head struck the roof
						McFadzean, Samuel, 07 Oct 1895, 5 a.m., aged 26, Miner, While illegally drawing in front of a hutch, he fell, and was run over by it
						Neville, William, 20 Aug 1874, aged 45, Collier, Fall of roof
						Vance, David, 13 Mar 1890, aged 19, Miner, Fall of coal

						9 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429), Scotland, West District by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1888-02
1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015), West Scotland District (No. 2) by John M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506), West Scotland District (No. 2) by J. M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1907 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4045), West Scotland District (No. 2) by J. M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1912 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6983), Scotland District (No. 1) by W. Walker, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1920 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian