James Payne

A Steelend miner (born about 1907) who, after pneumoconiosis ended his career as an overman at Comrie Colliery, took a licence and opened the North Steelend private mine in 1957, working it with his son and three other men until 1965.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
North Steelend Colliery Fife 1957–1965

Record created: 9 September 2026 · Last researched: 9 September 2026

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