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Montreal Colliery
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| Location: | Cleator Moor |
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| Owners: | 1890's - John Stirling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1910's - Executors of the late W. Stirling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Output: | 1882 - Coal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1888 - Montreal - Coal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1890 - Montreal - Coal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1914 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seams Worked: | 1914 - Bannock Band, Five Feet, Four Feet, Main Band |
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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!
Bray, William John, 19 Aug 1879, aged 19, Stoneman, explosion of gunpowder [More information ...] | ||||||
Burns, Terrence, 14 Jan 1882, aged 38, Miner, killed by a fall of stone from roof | ||||||
Donnelly, James, 13 Mar 1882, aged 40, Labourer, crushed by frame of windlass falling | ||||||
Downey, Robert, 20 May 1889, aged 35, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal | ||||||
Faller, William John, 19 Aug 1879, aged 23, Stoneman, explosion of gunpowder [More information ...] | ||||||
Flinn, John, 08 Sep 1881, aged 42, Miner, killed by a fall of roof | ||||||
Graham, Robert, 12 Apr 1883, aged 50, Miner, killed by a fall of roof | ||||||
Kyles, Joseph, 31 May 1878, aged 21, Miner, crushed by cage | ||||||
Poland, Robert, 04 Apr 1883, aged 16, Trailer, fall down shaft from part way down [More information ...] | ||||||
Thomas, Henry, 30 Aug 1880, aged 34, Sinker, fell from eye when attempting to enter cage | ||||||
Watson, Palmer, 14 Feb 1883, aged 40, Miner, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
| 11 names found | ||||||
If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.
more information on some of the fatalities shown above
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321)
- 1879 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2604)
- 1880 List of Mines
- 1880 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2903)
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 1882 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3621)
- 1883 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4078)
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015)
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1914 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
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