Record Details

CollectionRedding Pit Disaster Relief Fund
NGORedding Pit Disaster Relief Fund
RepositoryFalkirk Council Archives
Description

Records of the Redding Pit Disaster Relief Fund are held at Falkirk Council Archives. The online catalogue describes the collection as including: Minutes, "Draft deed of trust establishing the Redding Disaster Relief Fund by the Provost of Falkirk and the proprietor of the Falkirk Herald. Also includes example of other trust deeds"; "Scheme for the administration of the funds raised for relief of the sufferers by the disaster which occurred at Redding Colliery (No 23 Pit) near Falkirk on 25th September 1923"; "Redding Colliery Disaster Central Relief Fund. List of subscribers with amounts subscribed"; Letter Book and Index to Letter Book; "Redding Colliery Disaster Relief Fund Special Letters. Contains correspondence relating to administration and disbursement of funds"; "Lists of beneficiaries and dependants"; "Financial statements, synopses of allowances to beneficiaries, investments and information on surviving beneficiaries"; "Forward newspaper. Includes article and comment on organisation of the Redding Disaster Relief Fund."; "Account book. Contains notes of payments to dependants, allowances to survivors, train fares to Saltcoats Convalescent Home and sundry payments"; Cask books; Ledgers; Abstracts of acounts; "Report on investments and annuities"; "Financial statements and correspondence"

Access Rights
Coverage1923-1966
Size of Collection
Finding Aids/Catalogues

Online catalogue.

Reference of CatalogueNRA 18888 Falkirk Mus
Additional information
Source of InformationNRA; Falkirk Council Archives
Last Edited at26/01/2008 17:03:26

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