	Westburn Colliery	Index	Westburn Colliery

Westburn Colliery

Location:	Cambuslang 5 miles [8 km] ESE of Glasgow
Map Ref:	(Sheet 64 Glasgow) NS655607, 55° 49' 17" N, 4° 8' 45" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	Westburn Colliery Co.
Output:	1894 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. Fireclay.
	1900 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.
	1905 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.
Employment:	1894 - 565 (490 below, 75 surface)
	1900 - 372 (283 below, 89 surface)
	1905 - 188 (149 below, 39 surface) [Abandoned in Feb. 1905]
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!

						Colquhoun, Robert, 04 Oct 1888, aged 25, Reddsman, Fall of roof
						Cownan, John, 29 Dec 1887, aged 18, Pony driver, While crossing the cage seat the cage came down on him
						Finlayson, William, 05 Oct 1903, aged 26, Roadsman, An outburst of water filled up some dip workings from which the water was being pumped. The lowering of the water restored the ventilation and brought out gas which evidently ignited at his naked light although he had been instructed to use a safety lamp
						Kay, James, 26 Apr 1892, aged 53, Miner, Fall of coal
						Kerr, Charles, 22 Nov 1890, aged 48, Miner, Fall of coal at stoops
						McCann, Thomas, 25 Sep 1889, aged 18, Miner, Fall of roof at stoops
						McVey, John, 19 Jan 1898, aged 28, Miner, Fall of roof at working face where a coal cutting machine worked
						Robertson, Matthew, 27 May 1886, aged 21, Collier, Fall of roof while drawing props in stooping
						Sinclair, William, 17 May 1890, aged 22, Chain runner, Crushed between a "race" of hutches and a prop
						Sneath, James, 04 Jan 1888, aged 33, Bottomer, The rope broke while the cage was descending
						Whitter, George, 13 Apr 1894, 5.15 p.m., aged 18, Miner, Fell down a blind pit

						11 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1888-02
1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015), West Scotland District (No. 2) by John M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), West Scotland District (No. 2) by John M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1898 Mines Inspectors Report (C 9264), West Scotland District (No. 2) by John M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), West Scotland District (No. 2) by J. M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department