Auchenharvie Colliery
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Auchenharvie Colliery was a colliery
formerly located in the Auchenharvie
area of Stevenston
, Ayrshire
, Scotland
that was devastated by a pit disaster on August 2, 1895 in which nine lives were lost.
Coal mining
The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States,...
formerly located in the Auchenharvie
Auchenharvie
Auchenharvie is an area of Stevenston, North Ayrshire in Scotland.There are therefore several local institutions, organizations and businesses that use this name. Such as:*Auchenharvie Colliery*Auchenharvie Academy* Auchenharvie House and estate....
area of Stevenston
Stevenston
Stevenston is a town in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is one of the 'Three Towns' along with Ardrossan and Saltcoats.-History:The town is named after Stephan Loccard or Lockhart, whose father obtained a grant of land from Richard de Morville, Lord Cunninghame and Constable of Scotland, around 1170....
, Ayrshire
Ayrshire
Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
that was devastated by a pit disaster on August 2, 1895 in which nine lives were lost.
List of the deceased
- John Clauchan (35)
- William Clauchan (56)
- James Clauchan (21)
- Henry Clauchan (18)
- Duncan Gallacher (31)
- James Mullen (19)
- Peter Mullen (14)
- Robert McConn (18)
- John McGhee (14)