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Tofts Colliery |
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Tofts Colliery |
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Tofts Colliery
| Location: |
5 miles [8 km] NE of Ayr
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 70 Ayr, Kilmarnock and Troon) NS399263, 55° 30' 18" N, 4° 32' 3" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
William Baird and Co., Ltd. |
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Bairds and Dalmellington Ltd. |
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1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1947 - Nos. 1 and 2 - Coal: Industrial. (60,000 tons) |
| Employment: |
1923 - Nos. 1 and 2 - 323 (256 below, 67 surface) |
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1933 - Nos. 1 and 2 - 31 (5 below, 26 surface) |
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1937 - Nos. 1 and 2 - 24 (6 below, 18 surface) |
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1940 - Nos. 1 and 2 - 285 (214 below, 71 surface) |
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1947 - Nos. 1 and 2 - 299 (206 below, 93 surface) |
| 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
No names found.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Tofts Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Tofts Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 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
- 1937 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
- 1940 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
- 1947 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
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