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William Galloway (mining engineer)

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101:, after a minor explosion the previous day where no gas had been detected, the men entered the pit against orders and at 8:00 a.m. there was a tremendous explosion killing 20 men and boys instantly and two more died from their injuries. Three days later, on 6 December 1875, at Llan Colliery, Pentyrch, another explosion killed 12 men and boys. Galloway as mining inspector reported his findings at the inquest. He found that both the timbers and miners furthest from the point of ignition were the most severely burned, reinforcing his theory that in dry mines coal dust spreads the explosion. His conclusions were accepted by the coroner and 'watering' and spreading 109:, which have been translated and printed in 'Lectures on mining delivered at the School of Mines, Paris' By the start of the 1880s his theories on the dangers of coal dust were being taken more seriously and have been discussed in many books and articles from then to the present day. 253:. He also devised improved counterbalanced doors to cover the shaft top, speeding up operations and reducing the danger of injury to men, and damage to the shaft. He designed a steel bucket to carry the coal underground with wheels lubricated from hollow axle boxes and 94:, Scotland. He held a first class certificate under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1872 after being examined in June 1873 and June 1879. As a mining inspector in Scotland he investigated the causes of between 60 and 80 accidents before moving to Wales. 154:
expressed concern for the men and she requested photographic proof of their safe rescue. The survivors at Townhead had to wait for five days before rescue in 1913. Both of these were incidents that William Galloway had to attend as mining inspector.
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He undertook numerous experiments to determine the size of the flame in lamps that determined the percentage of fire damp in the atmosphere, but details that were ridiculed at the time have since been found to be extremely accurate.
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disaster of 1913 involved extensive flooding in which some men survived after air and supplies were passed to them through bore holes while they awaited rescue. The rescue took ten days in Troehydriw and the country including
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entitled 'On the connection between colliery explosions and the weather in 1872' showing there was more likelihood of explosions in dry weather than wet in shallow mines. The article was published by the
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in 1900. On 23 April 1887 he was elected as a member of the NEIMME. and from 1896 to 1903 and 1907 to 1910 he was a council member of the Institute of Mining Engineers for
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Sir William Galloway died 2 November 1927 at his home in Park Place, Cardiff, where he is buried in Cathay Cemetery. His grave is marked by a very distinctive memorial.
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Galloway devised an improved walling cradle enabling two teams of workers to operate on different levels at the same time. He also devised a means of substituting the
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and accidents in mines and finding ways of preventing them or alleviating their impact. His efforts were recognised in 1924, when, at the age of 83, he was knighted.
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Galloway William 'Course of Lectures on Mining delivered in the lecture theatre of the South Wales Institute of Engineers' Vol. 1–8. The Institute of Engineers 1900
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William Galloway junior married Christiana Maud Mary Gordon (1853–1880) by whom he had four children: Sarah Christiana W Galloway (1877–1878); William Albert
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Creswick William, Galloway William, Hopton William, 'Essays on the prevention of explosions and accidents in Coal Mines, 1874' Kessinger Publishing LLC 2010
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His second marriage was to Mary Gwennap Douglas Killick, formerly Wood, who had three children from her former marriage to Richard Killick (1850–1930).
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Finally with Charlotte Jane Sparkes (1887–1977), he had two daughters Constance Olivia Galloway (1914–2004) and Ruth Viola Galloway (1919–1991)
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dust were introduced as a result of his observations at Llan. In 1876 he delivered lectures in Paris, France with Jules Pierre Callon and Sir
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Being unable to gain promotion in to senior inspector, possibly because he was a Scotsman in Wales, Galloway resigned his post as assistant
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Margaret Galloway (1838–1912) who married John Corry, son of Robert Corry founder of James P. Corry & Co. shipping company, later the
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Callon Jules Pierre, Foster Sir Clement le Neve, Galloway William 'Lectures on mining delivered at the School of Mines, Paris' Dulau 1876
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Essays on the Prevention of Explosions and Accidents in Coal Mines – Wilfred Creswick, William Galloway, William Hopton – Google Books
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By 1923, he followed his family tradition by becoming an owner/director of collieries. He became the chairman and a director of the
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on Mines to give evidence with regard to 'watering' the mine floor and its effectiveness, and in 1910 his evidence was given to the
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He had two daughters by Ada Rose Cliffe (1867–1949): Marjorie Galloway Cliffe (1894–1976) and Gertrude Galloway Cliffe (1896–1957)
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Galloway's father William married Agnes Muir (1803–1830) by whom he had three children: John Galloway (1825–1899), coal master of
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in Cardiff. Resigning from there in 1902. He became a consultant engineer and took on work in Britain and abroad, for example,
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Subsidences Caused by Workings in Mines – William Galloway, South Wales Institute of Miners. General meeting – Google Books
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Mining accidents and their prevention: with discussion by leading experts ... – Sir Frederick Augustus Abel – Google Books
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In 1870, Galloway began investigations into the cause of explosions in dry mines, and became convinced that the cause was
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Not all the loss of life in the mines was caused by explosions. Some like the Troehydriw disaster of 1877 and the
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Course of Lectures on Mining Delivered in the Lecture Theatre of the South ... – William Galloway – Google Books
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He spent much of his life as an Inspector of Mines, before being offered the post of Professor of Mining at the
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conditions and composition. He wrote papers on his findings and presented them to the Institute of Mining, the
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Mine Gases and Explosions: Text-book for Schools and Colleges and for ... – James Thom Beard – Google Books
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Beard James Thom. 'Mine Gases and Explosions': text book for schools and colleges. J. Wiley & Sons 1908
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Transactions of the Institution of ... – Institution of Mining Engineers (Great Britain) – Google Books
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Transactions of the Institution of ... – Institution of Mining Engineers (Great Britain) – Google Books
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Abel Sir Frederick Augustus. 'Mining Accidents and their prevention' The Scientific Publishing Co. 1889
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Galloway William. 'On the influence of coal dust in colliery explosions' No. 3-4. Harrison & Sons
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Minutes of proceedings of the ... – Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain) – Google Books
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Galloway William. 'Subsidences caused by workings in mines' South Wales Institute of Miners 1897
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Galloway attended a private school in Scotland before going to Germany where he studied at the
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Report on the Daranggiri Coalfield, in the Garo Hills, Assam – William Galloway – Google Books
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in Scotland and his second wife, Margaret Lindsay (1818–1902), daughter of Thomas Lindsay, a
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Bulletin of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, Issues 7–10 1906
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Bulletin of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers – Google Books
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Gas poisoning in mining and other ... – John Glaister, David Dale Logan – Google Books
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when shots were fired, measured the varying size and colour of flame depending on the
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Report[s] – Great Britain. Royal Commission on Coal Supplies – Google Books
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In 1872 he wrote an article together with Robert H. Scott F.R.S., Director of the
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Galloway William. 'Report on the Daranggiri Coalfield, in the Garo Hills, Assam'
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William Galloway (1840–1927) mining engineer, university professor and inventor;
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tanks In 1875, he patented the idea of using twin guides or guide ropes for the
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Mine gases and explosions; text-book ... – James Thom Beard – Internet Archive
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Elementary chemistry for coal-mining ... – Lucius Trant O'Shea – Google Books
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In 1861, at the age of 21, Galloway was employed as the colliery manager at
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On 22 February 1917 he presented a paper to the Commission on Mines at the
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Creswick, Wilfred; Galloway, William; Hopton, William (September 2010).
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Report on the Daranggiri Coalfield ... – William Galloway – Google Books
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NEIMME, along with a course of lectures on mining given by him for the
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1882 Correspondence & papers relating to Forest of Dean Collieries
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In 1837 William Galloway snr. married Margaret Lindsay (1818–1902) in
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with regard to his findings on the explosive properties of coal dust.
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Chemical news and journal of ... – Sir William Crookes – Google Books
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Plans of Llan Colliery showing workings drawn up by William Galloway
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Britain), Institution of Mining Engineers (Great (26 January 2010).
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Royal Commission On Coal Supplies, Great Britain (27 October 2009).
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Britain), Institution of Mining Engineers (Great (26 January 2010).
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Britain), Institution of Civil Engineers (Great (1 December 2008).
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A history of the coal miners of the ... – Andrew Roy – Google Books
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Course of lectures on mining ... – William Galloway – Google Books
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Report on Pittenweem Coalfield – William Galloway – Google Books
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Galloway William. 'Report on the Pittenweem Coalfield' s.n. 1895
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House Of Commons, Great Britain. Parliament (1 January 1980).
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James Jack Galloway (1847–1928) civil engineer and coalmaster;
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North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
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of Mines. He became the first Professor of Mining at the
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system using two engines to raise and lower equipment at
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Galloway was awarded an honorary degree, D.Sc from the
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Glaister, John; Logan, David Dale (25 October 2010).
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disaster and his evidence, as printed in the Cardiff
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Scottish mining engineer, professor and industrialist
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Monmouthshire and South Wales Coalowners Association
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Mininginstitute.org.uk. 22 November 2010 890:"Durham Mining Museum - Mining Engineers" 864:"Durham Mining Museum - Mining Engineers" 237:to remove large quantities of water from 508:Vol. II The Oxford University Press 1975 470: 222:of 1875, Vol. 2, Issue 12, pp 195–205. 1611:Abel, Sir Frederick Augustus (1889). 7: 1780:Engineers from Paisley, Renfrewshire 374:Thomas Lindsay Galloway (1842–1850); 1775:Academics of Aberystwyth University 1765:Alumni of University College London 380:(1844–1908) coal master and author; 142:after the Wellington Pit Disaster. 140:Miners' Federation of Great Britain 337:His portrait was presented by the 332:South Wales Institute of Engineers 206:and anyone else who would listen. 128:South Wales Institute of Engineers 14: 1740:People from Paisley, Renfrewshire 844:. 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Galloway". 43:William Galloway was born in 1770:University of Giessen alumni 216:Royal Meteorological Society 1406:Chemical age – Google Books 360:and they had six children: 321:University College of Wales 291:University College of Wales 29:University College of Wales 1796: 1563:Galloway, William (1904). 1539:Galloway, William (1897). 1495:Galloway, William (1900). 1292:Galloway, William (1904). 1268:Galloway, William (1900). 791:Beard, James Thom (1908). 190:was deflected through the 160:East Kent Colliery Company 76:University College, London 1750:Scottish mining engineers 1227:. GENUKI. 23 October 2002 1205:. GENUKI. 23 October 2002 822:. Mininginstitute.org.uk 261:, removing the need for 39:Early life and education 1745:Scottish industrialists 1225:"Coal Mining, a Reader" 1203:"Coal Mining, a Reader" 378:Robert Lindsay Galloway 170:Inventions and research 653:. Welshcoalmines.co.uk 631:. Welshcoalmines.co.uk 609:. 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Index

University College of Wales
explosions
Paisley
Paisley shawl
Paisley
brewer
Glasgow
University of Giessen
Technische Universitat Bergakademie Freiberg
University College, London
Cambusnethan
Lanarkshire
New Tredegar
stone
Clement le Neve Foster
Penycraig
Western Mail
North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
South Wales Institute of Engineers
Cardiff
Royal Commission
Miners' Federation of Great Britain
Townhead
Queen Victoria
East Kent Colliery Company
Snowdown Colliery
coal dust
fire damp
safety lamps
flame

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