An underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley
and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan

Sadness And Pride As A Community Remembers
Published Date: 24 September 2009

Mining Disaster's Memorial Stolen
Thursday, 19 November 2009

In Memory Of those Who Died

			Age
Alexander Morrison Beattie		Roadman	26
Thomas Bone		Beltmen	27
Fred Broadley		Developer	38
William Brynes		Coal Cutterman	54
Mathew McIwain Cannon		Coal Face Stripper	38
Walter Clark		Back Brusher	61
Henry Clayton		Train Guard	62
Robert Conn (Rab)		Back Brusher	30
Andrew Crombie		Oncost Worker	42
James Devine		Shotfirer	39
Docherty, Andrew		Coal Cutterman	43
John Duffy		Shotfirer	39
Francis Jones Fisher		Shotfirer	49
Martin Fleming		Stripper	51
Michael Fleming		Shotfirer	47
Richard Hamilton		Stripper	48
James Harvey		Stripper	44
Patrick Harvey		Developer	33
Edward Henery		Stripper	61
George Jackson		Spare Stripper	21
Peter Kelly		Stripper	40
Francis Kiernan		Beltmen	26
William Lafferty		Stripper	39
Alexander Todd Lang		Stripper	35
William Leishman		Oncost Worker	65
Gerald John Martin		Shotfirer	34
John McAuley		Back Brusher	42
Robert McCoid		Stripper	55
Joseph McDonald		Stripper	53
Denis McElhaney		Developer	49
George Thomas Thompson McEwan		Oncost Worker	20
George Wilkie McIntosh		Shotfirer	58
Andrew McKenna		Deputy	41
P. McKenna			55
James McPhee		Shotfirer	54
Peter McMillan		Shotfirer	55
William Meechan		Oncost Worker	22
John Muir		Oncost Worker	38
John Mulholland Seniour		Stripper	50
James Nimmo		Oncost Worker	50
Aaron Price		Stone Worker	50
Robert (Rab) Price		Stone Worker	47
Alexander Sharp		Stripper	34
John Shevlin		Oncost Worker	46
William Skilling		Oncost Worker	53
John Mack Stark		Stripper	23
Thomas Stokes		Oncost Worker	32
Donald Cameron Weir		Roadsman	30

Youngest: George Thomas Thompson McEwan, 20 years old
Oldest: Henry Clayton 62 years old

So far we have recruited an author to compile the authorized book and a band to record music to commemorate this memorable landmark. More details are below.

Plans are currently underway for a possible tv documentary and moves are being placed to recruit a theatrical event. Officially stamped and on our books are the author of the book and the band who will compose the music for the memoriam.