Wilsontown Colliery

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Adams, David, 16 Oct 1908, aged 28, Repairer, Recesses were being made in the roof for beams in connection with the haulage wheels, and while deceased was engaged at the work a large stone fell and killed him

Aithchison, George, 26 Oct 1887, aged 40, Screenman, Fell in front of waggons while spragging

Baird, John, 17 Nov 1894, 8.30 a.m., aged 22, Miner, Fall of stone

Brown, William, 02 Jul 1878, aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof. At face. Long wall

Bryce, William, 20 Aug 1892, 9.15 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 45, Roadsman, Fall of stone

Burt, George, 03 May 1909, aged 43, Repairer, Deceased was on a bogie hauling a loaded rake to the shaft on an endless rope haulage roadway, and apparently it left the rails and threw him off, the rope continued still to move, and he was dragged for some distance, and was found dead

Davidson, John, 15 Nov 1907, aged 56, Repairer, Deceased and some other workmen were engaged making a recess for the frame of a wheel in connection with haulage, when a large stone fell away from the side and struck him, causing fatal injuries

Gillon, Thomas, 30 Nov 1881, aged 27, Wheelman, Fall of side ; while assisting the roadsmen to put some hutches on the road on an incline

Hunter, Peter, 05 May 1891, 2 p.m., aged 15, Pony driver, Fall of side

Lind, John, 16 Sep 1902, aged 60, Shaftsman, Deceased was assisting to repair a joint in the delivery pipes of the shaft pumps. Owing, it appeared, to the breaking of a piece of timber on which he was standing he fell a distance of 12 fathoms and was killed instantly

McKirdy, Robert, 06 Jul 1875, aged 40, Pumper, [Falling from part way down] While foolishly attempting to climb up during night time. He could have gone a nearer way to a stair-pit

McVicar, J., 11 Aug 1870, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof

Moffatt, Robert, 08 Nov 1884, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof. At face ; long wall

Nicol, James, 29 Jun 1883, aged 20, Engineman, Crushed by bell crank of pumping engine. His foot slipped while oiling

O'Bryne, Cornelius, 17 Sep 1913, aged 28, Brusher, He had just knocked out a tree under the end of a strap supporting the roof at a roadhead between two greasy lypes, with a mash hammer, as he was intending to blast down the roof in order to brush the road. The roof fell at once, however, between the lypes for a considerable length, killing him instantly

Sommerville, William, 13 Apr 1912, (accident: 10 Apr 1912), aged 59, Roadsman, He was working on a dook with a gradient of 1 in 8, when a hutch, which had been left snibbled on the rails 60 yards above, was started by the friction of the haulage rope, and ran down the dook and struck him. He died on the 13th inst

Storeman (Pole), John, 29 Apr 1904, aged 28, Miner, Deceased knocked out a prop from under the brushing to give room to build the debris, and just as he did so the roof fell ; he was partly under the stone, which fell as he knocked out the prop

Whitelaw, James, 18 Dec 1886, aged 41, Brusher, Fall of roof. While redding; long wall

Williamson, James, 30 Mar 1899, aged 56, Labourer, Deceased was engaged clearing debris from a tramway leading to the boiler fire-doors, when a bogie filled with dross ran him down

Wilson, Alexander, 13 May 1902, aged 23, Miner, Deceased was throwing some lying coals out towards his roadhead. He was stooping, with his head towards the coal face, when a piece of bottom coal and midstone suddenly burst from the face and fractured his skull. The coal appeared to have been holed to an average depth of 1 ft 4 ins. for a length of 7yds and was not gibbed