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Stonelaw Colliery |
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Stonelaw Colliery |
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Stonelaw Colliery
| Location: |
Rutherglen
3 miles [5 km] SE of Glasgow
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 64 Glasgow) NS616612, 55° 49' 30" N, 4° 12' 34" W |
| Opened: |
1854 |
| Closed: |
1900 |
| Pits: |
No. 1 |
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No. 3, locn: (Sheet 64 Glasgow) NS618617 |
| Owners: |
John R. Reid |
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Farme Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Output: |
1894 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing. Ironstone. Fireclay. |
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1900 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing. |
| Employment: |
1894 - 280 (226 below, 54 surface) |
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1900 - 240 (188 below, 52 surface) |
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!
| | |  | | | | Angus, John, 15 May 1858, aged 45, Sub-oversman, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Cardow, John, 18 Mar 1865, aged 32, Redsman, Fall of roof |
| | |  | | | | Clifford, James, 30 Mar 1874, aged 42, Bottomer, Overwinding |
| | |  | | | | Dunsmore, William, 03 Dec 1900, aged 25, Bottomer, He pushed a full hutch into the open shaft at a mid-working in a blind pit, and fell after it to the bottom. The cage was at the pit bottom, and he evidently thought it had been raised to the mid-working |
| | |  | | | | Hart, David, 28 Jun 1887, aged 42, Roadsman, Fall of roof |
| | |  | | | | Hughes, James, 15 May 1858, aged 26, Roadsman, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Johnstone, William, 07 Mar 1857, Bottomer, Fell down the shaft while engaged disconnecting the rope from the cage [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Lowrie, Quintin, 10 Jul 1895, 8 p.m., aged 19, Engineman, Supposed to have been suffocated by the exhaust fumes from an oil engine |
| | |  | | | | Malloy, Thomas, 15 May 1858, aged 26, Roadsman, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Martin, James, 04 Sep 1856, Fall of roof at the face |
| | |  | | | | McGoulay, Peter, 19 Jan 1860, aged 57, Collier, Fall of roof |
| | |  | | | | McJones, James, 29 Nov 1861, aged 61, Collier, Fall of coal |
| | |  | | | | McKee, George, 10 Nov 1876, aged 16, Collier, Fall of roof at face |
| | |  | | | | Moffatt, John, 13 Jul 1888, aged 32, Miner, While firing a shot he failed to escape in time and was struck on the head |
| | |  | | | | Muir, James, 03 Nov 1879, aged 55, Fireman, Explosion of firedamp |
| | |  | | | | Rae, Alexander, 14 Jun 1887, aged 46, Collier, Fall of roof |
| | |  | | | | Richardson, Robert, 06 Feb 1862, aged 21, Collier, Fall of roof |
| | |  | | | | Rincavich, John, 06 May 1903, aged 22, Miner, Fall of roof at working face |
| | |  | | | | Samson, James, 21 Nov 1893, 12.30 p.m., aged 36, Miner, Fall of roof at working face |
| | |  | | | | Simpson, James, 05 Apr 1873, aged 14, Drawer, Fall of stone on a drawing road |
| | |  | | | | Yuile, John, 27 Dec 1880, aged 52, Collier, Fall of roof |
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21 names found |
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Credits
Sources:
- 1856 Mines Inspectors Report, by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1857 Mines Inspectors Report, by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1858 Mines Inspectors Report, by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1860 Mines Inspectors Report, by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1861 Mines Inspectors Report, by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), Scotland, West District by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1876 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1734), Scotland, West District by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1888-02
- 1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1900 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 536), West Scotland District (No. 2) by John M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), West Scotland District (No. 2) by J. M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
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