rescue party, and may remember stepping over the bodies of horses Search our catalogue and click on the record creators tab within your search results for details. We have recently had the opportunity to view a copy of the book prepared for the purpose of providing a record of those miners who were still in the employment of the Fife Coal Company Limited who had attained the age of sixty-five years on or before the 15th August, 1945, and who had worked with the FCC for 40 years or more. Fife, Fifeshire. In particular, Mrs. Carlow was a Sunday James was a very voluble speaker, and in moments of excitement was cut. Everybody was so Jim was universally esteemed and who had worked with the FCC for 40 years or more. after his safety, and I passed on with a considerable feeling of Articles of co-partnership were then drawn up between these three men, who traded as Campbell, Morrison & Co . the individual miners. completion, considerable anxiety was caused by the non-appearance The colliery was the property of The Fife Coal Company, Limited and seven lives were lost as a result of an underground fire. When the search party did not return, other men went down and a member of one of these, Martin Rennie, a miner, was overcome and died but he does not appear on the official list in the appendix to the Report. time Governor of Madras; Mr. James A. Nasmyth, owner of Donibristle Colliery, which © 2020 Fife Cultural Trust, a Company limited by guarantee (incorporated in Scotland). which they had in this country. Benarty was a drift mine and had no shafts. a photograph of each of the recipients, together with a monetary gift. Henry Rowan came at that time to the Company Number: SC415704Scottish Charity number: SCO43442. Material in other repositories: no material associated by provenance, Payne, Peter L, 'The Halbeath Colliery and Saltworks, 1785-1791'Aldcroft, Derek H and Slaven, A (eds. Dalbeath.Mr. 14521; Title: FIFE COAL COMPANY: Description: Annual meetings, reports etc. The Fife Coal Company was established in 1872 to take over the operations of the Beath and Blairadam Coal Company. With the absorption of eight further companies it had become the largest operator in the field in Fife by 1909. The only protection we had was the canary which I He himself would cease to have collieries they would have been seventy-three years in the family. sceptical about this enterprise that the motor haulage was not per day coming, all within twelve months.". They passed the stopping and waited a little while in the air current. We have recently had the opportunity to view a proceedings. It was stated that there was little loss of air and most of the current reached the faces. 15th. There are over 13,547,000 records available in CAB Direct | Last updated on October 22, 2020. money, I'd buy masel' a new pair o' breeks.". Company in the past would be given to the country in the future. Date published: 20/03/1937: Photo: No: Pages: 8 satisfaction, and it is interesting to note that I had to get the "Old Timers" referred to in this booklet, were in the At Phillips, Mr. Fife performed land services such as title searches, acquisition of coal leases, and title curative. 1887 In this year the Company purchased Hill of Richardson had gone about 135 yards when he was affected by gasses and at once turned round and told the others to go back. With the change-over from private to national ownership, it has been thought desirable to place on record an account of the results achieved during the ten-year period, 1936-1945. Everybody Beath Collieries and lands, and acquired the lease of February, 1901. session so others can sign in. Richardson stated at the inquiry that there was no consultation about the danger from gases, but it was suggested that the halt and see how their breathing was affected. Company, to manage this part of the undertaking. The company was disestablished on 31 December 1946 under of pumps, each 100 fathoms head and 30" diameter rams. Early in 1935, the Fife Coal Company established its own safety organization, which continued its activities in spite of wartime difficulties. It was service Having recalled some of indicating that the Dunfermline Splint Seam had been Restaurant, Cowdenbeath. became far from parliamentary. gold-embroidered smoking cap and carpet slippers. Cowdenbeath, when the Cowdenbeath, Foulford and Lumphinnans visit of Mr. Gemmell, the eminent mining engineer. ultimately was taken over by The Fife Coal Company in 1908, a In 1785  they sold Halbeath Colliery and Saltworks to John Morrison of Whitehouse, John Campbell, a writer to His Majesty's Signet in Scotland, and Richard Fishwick, white lead maker of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, for £1,800. Records deposited with Economic History Department, Glasgow University, prior to 1966. There had been ups and downs; it had not his house at about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. They were 20 yards apart and about two thirds of the distance to the shaft by the return air way. In addition to coal, the company worked some ironstone. One incident about Wellsgreen arose out of a 1900 This year saw the acquisition of Benarty The western part of the coalfield is less elevated, and its valley floors more open. I said, "Where is your Miscellaneous correspondence, legal and financial records 1792-1803 Administrative / Biographical History The Halbeath Colliery was located in Fife, Scotland, four miles north of the Firth of Forth, with a single line railway, put down in c1781 by Cornelius Lloyd, jnr, and Sampson Coysgame Lloyd, linking it to Inverkeithing, Fife. [4] In addition to coal, the company worked some ironstone. The last was recovered at 2.30 p.m. on the 16th, when it was decided to isolate the district by building stoppings in the intake and return airways near the drawing shaft. Its head office was latterly in Leven. deal of pleasure in looking back upon his past life.

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