Bowhill Colliery Disaster 1931

Date: 31 Oct 1931 [unknown]
Location: Cardenden, Fife, Scotland
Surnames/tags: Mining Disasters Scotland Disasters

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Contents 1 History and Circumstances 1.1 Rescue Efforts 1.2 Results and Findings 1.3 Sources

History and Circumstances

• Date: 31 October 1931
• Location: Cardenden (aka Bowhill), Fife
• Type: Coal Mine Explosion
• Victims: 10
• Cause: Fire damp explosion of unknown origin

Miners Name Sourced Bio Connected Category James Martin Anderson (aka Cairns), age 45 Yes Yes No Yes Alexander Dempster, age 51 Yes Yes No Yes William Bruce Dodds, age 24 Yes Yes No Yes John Rattray Donaldson, age 48 Yes Yes No Yes Charles Baxter Fernie, age 19 Yes Yes No Yes William Ireland, age 35 Yes Yes No Yes James Drummond Paterson, age 19 Yes Yes No Yes Andrew Smith, age 27 Yes Yes No Yes James Smith, age 35 Yes Yes No Yes Thomas Smith, age 33 Yes Yes No Yes

Rescue Efforts

Members of other repair gangs at the mine attempted to rescue the men involved, but were impeded by gases, making recovery of the bodies impossible until the following day.

Results and Findings

Sources

Article: Bowhill Colliery Disaster