Glenafton Athletic were delighted to receive the ‘Minute of Agreement’ between new signing Peter McDonald and the club dating from September 1947 from Alex Christie
Category: Coal Mining
Knockshinnoch – The Rescued Men
The Knockshinnoch Disaster of Thursday 7th September 1950 is remembered for the tragic loss of 13 men (more here) and the subsequent heroic rescue of
The Knockshinnoch Rescue
The Knockshinnoch Disaster “The accident occurred about 7.30 p.m., whilst the afternoon shift was at work, on Thursday, 7th September, 1950, when a large volume
65th Anniversary of The Knockshinnoch Disaster
Knockshinnoch is probably the most evocative name in the parish of New Cumnock and in the past sixty-five years the name often precedes the word
Seaforth House – What’s in a name?
Seaforth House and Furnace Row In the photo below from ‘Old New Cumnock’ by Donald McIver [1] the row of cottages on the left is
The Bank Pit Disaster 1938
The Real Iron Ladies In a week in which much has been written and said about ‘mining communities’ and a certain ‘iron lady’, New Cumnock
NEW CUMNOCK HISTORY 