	Warrix Colliery	Index	Warrix Colliery

Warrix Colliery

Location:	Irvine 6 miles [10 km] W of Kilmarnock
Map Ref:	(Sheet 70 Ayr, Kilmarnock and Troon) NS330380, 55° 36' 25" N, 4° 39' 5" W
Opened:
Closed:
Pits:	No. 1 Pit
	No. 2 Pit
Owners:	Bourtreehill Coal Co., Ltd.
	1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)
Output:	1900 - Coal. Fireclay.
	1905 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. Fireclay.
	1910 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. Fireclay.
	1915 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. Fireclay.
	1920 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. Fireclay.
	1947 - Nos. 1 and 2 - Coal: Household, Industrial. (38,000 tons)
Employment:	1900 - 71 (60 below, 11 surface)
	1905 - 38 (29 below, 9 surface)
	1910 - 33 (28 below, 5 surface)
	1915 - 62 (58 below, 4 surface)
	1920 - 128 (113 below, 15 surface)
	1923 - No. 2 - 109 (92 below, 17 surface)
	1947 - Nos. 1 and 2 - 109 (87 below, 22 surface)
Seams Worked:	1910 - Ladyha', Major
	1915 - McNaught, Tourha' [No. 1 Pit discontinued]
	1920 - McNaught, Tourha' [No. 1 Pit discontinued]
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!

						Watson, James, 01 Jul 1901, aged 37, Brusher, Fall of roof at brushing face. He knocked out a crown to fire a shot when the roof gave way

						1 name found

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Credits

Sources:

1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), West Scotland District (No. 2) by John M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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
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