	Simpsonland Colliery	Index	Simpsonland Colliery

Simpsonland Colliery

Location:	Hamilton 11½ miles [19 km] WNW of Lanark
Map Ref:	(Sheet 64 Glasgow) NS722523, 55° 44' 51" N, 4° 2' 6" W
Opened:	1905
Closed:	1918
Owners:	United Collieries, Ltd.
Output:	1905 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.
	1910 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.
	1915 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.
Employment:	1905 - 471 (398 below, 73 surface) [Formerly Nos. 7 and 8 Quarter]
	1910 - 581 (499 below, 82 surface)
	1915 - 423 (352 below, 71 surface)
Seams Worked:	1910 - Ell, Main, Pyotshaw, Splint [Formerly Nos. 7 and 8 Pits, Quarter]
	1915 - Main, Pyotshaw, Splint

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!

						Bell, James, 29 Mar 1907, aged 44, Miner, Fall of coal while holing. Sprags were said to have been set to the undercut coal
						Gardiner, Robert, 21 Dec 1906, aged 49, Manager, While descending the shaft, after repairing some defect, the barring gave way 12 fathoms above them and some 50 tons of debris fell from the side of the shaft upon the cage [More information ...]
						Maxwell, Andrew, 21 Dec 1906, aged 60, Overman, While descending the shaft, after repairing some defect, the barring gave way 12 fathoms above them and some 50 tons of debris fell from the side of the shaft upon the cage [More information ...]
						McErlain, John, 10 Oct 1913, aged 30, Brusher, The deceased was crushed by a large stone which fell from the side of the road. After brushing had been done and the breakers taken out, an attempt had been made to remove this stone which fell but proved futile. He recommenced work under it without resetting the trees
						McGinty, James, 21 Dec 1906, aged 39, Roadsman, While descending the shaft, after repairing some defect, the barring gave way 12 fathoms above them and some 50 tons of debris fell from the side of the shaft upon the cage [More information ...]
						McLean, John, 20 Nov 1905, aged 58, Miner, Fall of coal. He failed to stand clear of a cut of coal which his neighbour was wedging down
						Thomas, Edward, 09 Aug 1910, aged 64, Miner, He, along with other miners, was travelling to the shaft at the end of the shift on the main haulage road, and when about 250 yards from the shaft a fall of roof occurred and killed him

						7 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910), West Scotland District (No. 2) by J. M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), West Scotland District (No. 2) by J. M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
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
1910 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5676), Scotland District (No. 1) by W. Walker, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1913 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 7439), Scotland Division (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