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LINLITHGOW, PEEBLES, RENFREW, STIRLING, SUTHERLAND

LINLITHGOW

Owner	Name of Mine	Situation	Manager	Under-manager	Below	Above
Wm. Baird and Co. Ltd., 168 West George St., Glasgow	Hopetoun	Bathgate	Dond. Black	Easton Pit J Tennant Balbardie Pit Peter Neil	295	121
Barr and Thornton Ltd., 153 St. Vincent St., Glasgow	Cultrig	Whitburn	Thos. Riddell		210	85
ditto	Fauldhouse No.1	Fauldhouse	A Chambers	John Kerr	55	29
Bridgeness Co. Ltd, Bo'ness	Bridgeness	Bo'ness	Thomas Menzies	No6 Pit Robert Brown No.2 Pit Wm. Smith No.7 Pit George Miller	288	128
Broxburn Oil Co. Ltd., 28 Royal Exchange Squ., Glasgow	Broxburn Dunnet (oil shale)	Broxburn	Alex. Hamilton	Wm. Colvin	229	18
ditto	dittoHayscraig (oil shale)	ditto	ditto	Jas. Connor	82	21
ditto	ditto Stewartfield No.1 (oil shale)	ditto	ditto	Wm. Ross	55	11
ditto	ditto Carledube (oil shale)	ditto	ditto	Samuel Ross	117	25
ditto	Roman Camp No.1 (oil shale)	ditto	J Constable	Thos. Heatlie	29	10
ditto	Roman Camp No.2 (oil shale)	ditto	ditto	Alexander Colquhoun	87	17
ditto	Roman Camp No.3 (oil shale)	ditto	ditto	Malcolm Jeffrey	101	14
ditto	Roman Camp No.4 (oil shale)	ditto	ditto	Jas. B Allan	89	16
ditto	Roman Camp No.5 (oil shale)	ditto	ditto	Thos. Haetlie	7	11
ditto	Reaburn (oil shale)	ditto	A Hamilton	William Wilson	12	4
Carrden Coal Co. 21 Rothwell St., Glasgow	Carriden	Bo'ness	RG McCulloch	G Robertson	47	13
Coltness Iron Co. Ltd., Newmains	Woodend	Armadale	Alex. H Russell	Isaac Whitefield	74	40
Dalmeny Oil Co. Ltd., 29 St. Vincent Place, Glasgow	Dalmeny (pumping) (oil shale)	South Queensferry	Scott Lees	Jas. Brown	-	-
ditto	Rosshill	ditto	ditto	ditto	140	14
Wm. Dixon Ltd., Dixon St., Glasgow	Polkemmet	Whitburn	Alexr. McCall	Sinking	3	21
Drumpellier and Craigrigg Collieries Ltd., 53 Bothwell St., Glasgow	Whitrigg	Blackburn, Bathgate	JB Nelson	Bos.1&2 Pits James Thompson No.5 Pit John G Burt No4.4 Pit Charles Brown	350	134
Hirst Coal Co. Ltd., 11 Albyn Place, Edinburgh	Braehead Nos.1&2	Fauldhouse	Wm. Marshall	John Miller	143	33
P&M Hurll Ltd., West Regent St., Glasgow	Birkhill (fireclay)	Manuel Junction	Alex. McDonald		5	8
Kinneil Cannel and Coking Coal Co. Ltd., 75 Bothwell St., Glasgow	Kinniel	Bo'ness	Alex. Rankine	Furnaceyard James Holmes Snab 1&2 Malcolm Douglas No.18 Pit Lothiams Robert Murray	353	118
Robt. Muir and Co Ltd., Armadale	Barbauchlaw	Armadale	Robert Rogerson		31	6
Oakbank Oil Co. Ltd., 29 St. Vincent Place., Glasgow	Duddingston Nos.1&2 (oil shale)	Dalmeny	R Harper	George Dewar	168	24
ditto	ditto Nos.3&4 (oil shale)	ditto	ditto	Wm. Thornton	161	20
ditto	Westwood (oil shale)	West Calder	Thos. Borland		147	43
Gavin Paul and Sons Ltd., 14 Torphichen St., Edinburgh	Almond Mines	Bathgate	RM Martin	Samuel Wilson	13	5
ditto	Boghead	ditto	Wm. Hamilton	Jas. Reid	70	15
ditto	Mosside	ditto	RM Martin	No.1 Pit R Ballantyne No.4 Mine Robt. Boyd	138	42
ditto	Riddochhill	ditto	ditto	John Campbell	152	47
Pumpherston Oil Co. Ltd., 135 Buchanan St., Glasgow	Deans No.3	ditto	Nos.3&5 James Tripeny	George Hunter	44	19
ditto	ditto Nos.4&5	ditto	J Johnston	No.4 Mine Robert Frame No.5 Mine Jas. Dewer	315	44
ditto	ditto No.7	ditto	ditto	Thomas Preston	61	5
ditto	Mid Breich	ditto	W Easton	Jas. Peden	179	26
ditto	Pumpherston No.4	Uphall	Matthew Caldwell	Wm. Black	165	40
ditto	Seafield	Bathgate	EW Easton	Jas. Peden	-	-
James Ross and Co., Philpstoun Oil Works Ltd., Linlithgow	Philpstoun	Philpstoun	Stewart Chambers	W Gilchrist Wm. Hogg No.6 Pit Jas. Henderson	439	56
Peter Thornton, Crofthead Collieries, Fauldhouse	Crofthead No.7	Fauldhouse	Joseph Dodds	Allan Gibson	101	10
ditto	ditto No.5	ditto	ditto	David M Steedman	29	33
United Collieries Ltd., 109 Hope St., Glasgow	Armadale	Armadale	Wm. Hunter	J Bishop	137	40
ditto	Blackrigg No.1	West Craigs	John Leckie	John Strang	154	50
ditto	ditto No.3	ditto	ditto	Wm. Paterson	170	57
ditto	Foulshiels	Whitburn	Alex. Gedees	James Hart	234	103
ditto	Greenrigg	Fauldhouse	Thomas Welsh	Morrison Izzatt	193	86
ditto	Northrigg	Bathgate	Robert Morton	John Stevenson	213	71
ditto	Southrigg No.3	Whitburn	Wm. Brown	Thos. Millar	254	78
Youngs Paraffin Light and Mineral Oil Co. Ltd., West George St., Glasgow	Hopetoun No.6 (oil shale)	Winchburgh	Peter Wilson	Walter Scott	164	38
ditto	ditto No.35 (oil shale)	ditto	ditto	George Smellie	104	24
ditto	ditto No.41 (oil shale)	ditto	ditto	John Readdie	43	13
ditto	Newliston No.29 (oil shale)	Kirkliston	David Ellis	James Beveridge	134	29

PEEBLES

Owner	Name of Mine	Situation	Manager	Under-manager	Below	Above
John Yeats, Nacbeihill, Lamancha	Bents Nos.1&2	Nacbeihill	Jno. Yeats		2	2
ditto	Corbie No.1 (abandoned) No.2 (closed)	ditto	ditto		-	-

RENFREW

Owner	Name of Mine	Situation	Manager	Under-manager	Below	Above
The Aikenhead Collieries Ltd., Mount Florida, Glasgow	Aikenhead	Glasgow	WG Lanyon	John Chalmers	126	35
Wm. Baird and Co. Ltd., 168 West George St., Glasgow	Pollok 9ironstone)	Hurlet	Wm. Shaw		-	2
ditto	Victoria 1&2	ditto	ditto	Jas. Jones	119	43
Giffnock Collieries ltd, 75 Bothwell st., Glasgow	Giffnock	Thornliebank	Thomas Chambers	John Thomson	299	74
Allan Kirkwood Ltd., Darnley Fireclay Works, Nitshill, Glasgow	Upper Darnley (fireclay)	Nitshill			2	1

STIRLING

Owner	Name of Mine	Situation	Manager	Under-manager	Below	Above
Robert Addie and Sons Collieries Ltd., 127 st. Vincent St., Glasgow	Herbertshire	Denny	JA Lochhead	No.3 Henry Postle No.2 Thos. Finlay	218	82
Alloa Coal Co. Ltd., Alloa	Bannockburn	Bannockburn	Jeremiah Heron	No. Stewart R Stewart No.2 Andrew Orr	564	241
ditto	Carnock	ditto	Neil Corbet	David Beveridge	291	77
Wm. Baird and Co. Ltd., 168 West George St., Glasgow	Auchinreoch	Kilsyth	Robert H Forrester	No.1 Pit Alex. Fleming No.2 Pit Alex. Irvine	214	76
ditto	Dumbreck     Haugh	ditto     Banknock	Jas. Boyd     ditto	Nos.2&3 Pits Samuel McNeil No.1 Pit David Munro No.1 Pit Henry Bauld	670	222
Banknock Coal Co. Ltd., 48 West Regent St., Glasgow	Banknock	Banknock	Samuel Love	Livingston Andrew Falconer Cannerton Hugh Barr	317	90
ditto	Coneypark Nos.1&2	Sinking	ditto	John G Curragh No.2 Pit Jn. G Donald	-	-
ditto	Broomrigg Nos.2&3 and Knowhead	Bonnybridge	Jas. Dempster	Nos.2&3 Pits Alexader Cook Knowhead Robert Robertson	347	126
Bo'ness Coal Co. Ltd., Avonbridge	Hillfarm	Avinbridge	Jas. Stevenson		63	15
Bonnybridge Silica and Fireclay Co. Ltd., Bonnybridge	Drum	Bonnybridge	Thomas Boak		27	5
Callendar Coal Co. Ltd., 24 Weir St., Falkirk	Callender No.15	Falkirk	Jn. Grierson	Adandoned	-	-
ditto	ditto No.7 ditto No.14	ditto	ditto	Jas. Blair	91	30
ditto	ditto Nos.16&17	ditto	ditto		123	30
ditto	Glen Cleuch	ditto	ditto		29	5
Campell and Co., Roughcastle, Falkirk	Roughcastle	Bonnybridge	Wm. Durney		21	3
Carron Co., Carron	Carronhall	Fallkirk	Alexr. Provan	Willial Pit and No.5 Robert Massie	224	80
ditto	Craigend	Maddiston	Jas Campbell Jeffrey	Andrew Gracie	350	128
ditto	Easter Jaw	Falkirk	J McCulloch	Jas. Henderson	84	33
ditto	Gardrum	ditto	ditto	William Lawrie	138	28
ditto	Letham	ditto	Robert Brown	John McIntosh	234	45
Clachan Quarries Ltd., 52 St Enoch Squ., Glasgow	North Bardowie	Baldernock	Abandoned		-	-
Currie and Co. Ltd., 217 Bothwell St., Glasgow	Boydsburn	Lennoxtown	WG Mitchell		9	3
Jas. Dougall and Sons Ltd., Bonnyside Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge	Bonnyside (fireclay)	Bonnybridge	Jn. McPhail		47	14
Dunsmuir, Allan Sons and Co., Camelon Collieries, Falkirk	Camelon (fireclay)	Camelon	John Finnie		14	3
Dykehead Firebrick and Ganister Co. Ltd., Bonny bridge	Dykehead	Bonnybridge	Robert Manson		14	3
Forrester and Co. Ltd., 78 St. Vincent St., Glasgow	East Roughrigg Nos.1,2&6 Ditto Nos.3&7	Avonbridge   ditto	Thos. Smith ditto	No.1 Pit Peter Wilson No.2 Pit Alex. Brock No.3 Pit Robert Heaps No.6 Pit Frank Hughes	246	74
Glenvault and Campsie Fireclay Lime and Coal Co. Ltd., 65 West Regent St., Glasgow	Balglass	Lennoxtown	In liquidatiuon and nor worked since Oct. 1915		-	-
Glenyards Fireclay Co. Ltd., Greenhill, Bonnybridge	Glenyards No.9	Bonnybridge			3	1
Jawcraig Coal Co. Ltd., Slamannan	Jawcraigs 3&4	Slamannan	Jas. Weir	Duncan Stewart	99	26
ditto	ditto Nos.5&6	ditto	ditto	ditto	43	6
Laurieston Coal Co., Ltd, Laurieston, nr Falkirk, per Pearmouth & Kennedy, WS Falkirk	Laurieston	Falkirk	Robt. Sneddon		9	5
Manor-Powis Coal Co. Ltd., 86 St. Vincent St., Glasgow	Manor-Powis	Polmont	Andrew Stevenson	Donald McBride	288	91
Jas. Nimmo and Co. Ltd., 21 Bothwell St., Glasgow	Meadowbank	Polmont	Andrew Henderson	Hugh Brady	234	78
ditto	Muiravonside	Muiravonside	James Henderson	No.6 David Dryburgh	187	53
ditto	Redford	ditto	ditto	Hugh Nisbet	115	47
ditto	Redding No.16	Falkirk	Jas. Watson	Wm. Donaldson	133	11
ditto	ditto No.23	ditto	ditto	Alexr. Thomson	263	101
Plean Colliery Co. Ltd., 113 St. Vincent St. Glasgow	East Plean	Bannockburn	Robert Gillespie	James Jackson	414	214
R Pringle and Co., Greenwells Colliery, Shieldhill, by Falkirk	Greenwells	Falkirk	Wm. Pringle		4	2
Wm. Riddle, Seattle House, Bothennar Rd., Carronshire, by Falkirk	How Kerse	ditto	Wm. Riddle		29	6
Archd. Russell Ltd., 58 Bothwell St., Glasgow	Polmaise Nos.1&3	Striling	Robt. Muir	Jas. Gillespie	605	260
ditto	ditto Nos.3&4	ditto	John P Andrew	James Craw	429	125
Wm. Sinclair and Co., Roughrigg, Longriggend	Limerigg	Slamannan	Wm. Sinclair	Abondoned 28/12/17	-	-
John G Stein and Co Ltd., Castlecary, by Bonnybridge	Milnquarter	Bonnybridge	Wm. Boak		28	2
United Collieries ltd., 109 Hope St., Glasgow	Manuelrigg	Maddiston	Wm. Graham		125	42

SUTHERLAND

Owner	Name of Mine	Situation	Manager	Under-manager	Below	Above
JM Hunter, Aldersyde, Brora	Brora	Brora	Richard Robertson		23	8