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Tulligarth Colliery
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| Location: | Clackmannan 9 miles [14 km] E of Stirling |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 58 Perth and Alloa) NS927923, 56° 6' 44" N, 3° 43' 28" W |
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| Owners: | Tulligarth Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Output: | 1920 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. Fireclay. |
| 1920 - No. 3 - Coal. | |
| Employment: | 1920 - 72 (40 below, 32 surface) |
| 1920 - No. 3 - 95 (81 below, 14 surface) | |
| 1923 - 280 (223 below, 57 surface) | |
| 1933 - 160 (130 below, 30 surface) | |
| 1940 - 186 (150 below, 36 surface) | |
| Seams Worked: | 1920 - Mosie, Splint |
| 1920 - No. 3 - Mill | |
| Notes: | Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete! |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | Fraser, Thomas S., 21 Oct 1924, 1.0 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 33, Miner's Drawer, Deceased and a putter were pushing an empty tub along the road when they were buried by a large piece of sandstone which fell from a break in the roof. Fraser was killed instantly and his mate severely injured. The stone measured 7 ft. long by 2½ ft. wide by 1 ft. thick and would weigh about 22 cwts. A prop and lid were displaced by the fall | |||||
| Mitchell, William, 29 Jan 1908, aged 62, Fireman, Deceased was making his second inspection, and on arriving at one of the working places he sat down under the brushing to speak to the miner, when a large piece of sandstone fell upon him. Had he examined the stone before sitting down, probably he would have discovered its unsafe condition | |||||
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Tulligarth Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Tulligarth Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672), East Scotland District (No. 1) by Robert McLaren, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 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
- 1924 Mines Inspectors Report, Scotland Division (No. 1) by J. Masterton, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection]
- 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
- 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
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