Auchenharvie Colliery
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.
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)
Trivia
The event has been immortalised in the poem "The Star of Young McGhee".
External links
Auchenharvie Mining Disaster Pages
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