Disasters - Names Disasters - Names  
Date:  19th November 1957
Colliery:  Kames
Cause:  Explosion, firedamp, propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by matches
Lives Lost:  17

 Burnside, Thomas, aged 58, address: 1 Burnside Cottages
 Casey, Thomas, aged 18, address: 25 Colthart Drive
 Crawford, Alexander, aged 37, address: 92 Pagan Walk
 Dalziel, John, aged 34, address: 43 Springhill Terrace
 Dillon, Tim, aged 44, address: 6 Shawknowe Avenue
 Findlay, Andrew, aged 20, address: 19 Lapraik Avenue
 Grant, Ronald, aged 20, address: 14 Colthart Drive
 Hendry, William, aged 30, address: 8 Stitt Place
 Lowe, Robert, aged 53, address: 24 Hawkshaw Terrace
 Marshall, James, aged 69, address: 54 Springhill Terrace
 Mcgarry, Don, aged 18, address: 10 Colthart Drive
 McKay, William, aged 48, address: 19 Springhill Terrace
 McKean, John, aged 53, address: 84 Henderson Drive
 Samson, James, aged 37, address: 27 Miller Road
 Smith, Robert, aged 33, address: 17 Stoneyhill Avenue
 Smith, William, aged 47, address: 52 Colthart Drive
 Walker, John, aged 37, address: 99 Henderson Drive
 
All names found
 
Youngest: 18 years old ; Oldest: 69 ; Average: 39

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