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From: "David Grahan" <>
Subject: Re: Coal Mining At Auchincruive
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 15:02:07 +1300

Greetings Olive,

Thanx very much for this info - I am grateful for all little snippets of
info.

Cheers.............David

----- Original Message -----
From: Olive Sharpe <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 12:02 PM
Subject: Coal Mining At Auchincruive


> Hi Graham
>
> The Estate of Auchincruive and the adjoining lands of Mainholm and
Braehead
> were acquired by the Oswald's in 1764 till 1925. In 1766 Auchincruive
Coal
> Works were being managed by a Richard Doak. The Auchincruive pits had
> become worked out before 1870.
>
> There were only limited developments possible in coal mining in the
> immediate vicinity of Ayr. The local coalmaster was John Taylor GORDON
who
> operated Ayr Colliery Company on the Estates of Newton, Blackhouse,
> Sanquhar, and Auchincruive. Around 1850 new pits were being worked at
> Wheatpark, Fulshawood, Gibsyard, Laigh Thorneyflat, and beside Oswald
> Bridge. Gordon had faced some resistance for developing the coal
resources
> at Auchincruive by the landowner Alexander Oswald.
>
> Regards
>
> Olive
>
>
>
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