Reference collection (Numerical list)
R12-00061: R12-00061-lease
Copy of Lease for The Earl of Rosebery Livingston minerals. It Is contracted, agreed and ended between the parties. Pages 57-59. Dated April 1889R12-00062: R12-00062-lease
Copy of Building lease for Sir John Pender. East by the lands of Livingston belonging to the Earl Of Rosebery. Pages 43-56. Dated 16th May 1890.R12-00063: R12-00063-document
Copy of a Guarantee document by the Pumpherston Oil Company Limited. A minimum water rent of £798.8.9d. Pages 69-75. Dated 15th August 1893R12-00064: R12-00064-document
A copy of an agreement document for The Midland Railway Company and the Pumpherston Oil company ltd for ground and sidings at Manchester. Pages 118-122. Dated 24th April 1894.R12-00065: R12-00065-document
Copy of Agreement that supersedes that entered on pages 118-122. The Midland Railway Company's property at Ashton Road Wharf, Manchester. A corrugated iron shed, a small steam boiler stock tanks, and a glue pot and The company have agreed to grant such permission upon the sums and conditions hereafter contained. Pages 130-135.R12-00066: R12-00066-letter
West Calder Co-operative Society Ltd requesting water supply for a new bakery at Pumpherston pages 65-66 dated 12th September 1890R12-00067: R12-00067-letter
A copied letter from Mid Calder Water to Archibald Fraser âContentibus and New Farm water supplyâ granting water supply for both, 500 gallons per day. Page 63 dated 28th January 1888R12-00068: R12-00068-letter
a copied letter to Drumshoreland hospital from Archibald Fraser granting a water supply at cost price of 300 gallons per day. Page 62 dated 30th November 1887.R12-00069: R12-00069-letter
A copied letter from Archibald Fraser for the Pumpherston Oil Company Limited re Contentibus and New farm water supply on page 63. Page 64. Dated September 1888R12-00070: R12-00070-memorandum
A copy of the Memorandum of Agreements for North British Railway Company extension of Seafield Line. Pages 60-61.R12-00071: R12-00071-memorandum
Copy of Memorandum of Agreements, The North British Railway Company, regarding the railway shall be entitled to take free of charge such materials from spent shale heap as shall be required for banking in connection with sidings. Pages 67-68R12-00072: R12-00072-document
Copy of Feu Charter by Peter McLagan M.P. Esq of Pumpherston Oil Company Ltd. Dated 9th and 12th October 1886. Pages 23-42.R12-00073: R12-00073-document
Copy of what appears to be a general index of feus, Leases held by the Pumpherston Oil Company LtdR12-00074: R12-00074-document
A comprehensive list on geological surveys on Shale and Coal fields and a reference to James Young and articles published on him, Geological Survey of Scotland BooksR12-00075: R12-00075-booklet
4 copies of a booklet giving a brief life of Thomas Graham, F.R.S F.R.S.E. (1805/1869), a friend of James Young.R12-00076: R12-00076-article
A copied article from the Colliery Guardian, dated June 1979, based on Henry Fleuss and Proto Apparatus the first hundred years â Fleuss invented the first practical self-contained breathing apparatus. This article makes reference to the Newliston shale mine fire of 1919 giving the reasons for the deaths of the personnel wearing the proto breathing apparatus. Written by J. Lusk, C. Eng, F Mid. E.R12-00077: R12-00077-document
2 copies of a document âHistoric Deansâ based on various different topics, mainly Deans Mansion. Written by Donald F. MacDonaldR12-00078: R12-00078-document
2 typed copies of historical data of Dr James 'Paraffin' Young and Dr David Livingstone, Missionary and Explorer, 16 typed sheets of data.R12-00079: R12-00079-document
2 copies of Historical record of the shale industry, which is the proposed text for 24 panels which were to have been used in a tribute to James Young but subsequently abandoned.R12-00080: R12-00080-booklet
Specimens of shipping documents âHound point marine terminal, Port information and Jetty regulationsâ in use with tanker operations. Dated March 1985. Written by BP Ltd.R12-00081: R12-00081-document
2 copies of extracts from the Heritors Records of the Parish of Livingston years 1860-1861 and Bellsquarry years 1860-1861. Also contains a 7 page hand written copy.R12-00082: R12-00082-article
Copied article on the German Shale Oil Industry with a reference made to oil from shale in 1596. reference is made to the efforts made during World Wars 1 and 2. This article also refers to the first jet aircraft being supplied with fuel from Shale Oil.R12-00083: R12-00083-newspaper cutting
3 copies of an extract from the Edinburgh Evening News dated January 1939 of The Edinburgh City Hospital daily bulletin giving the condition of patients, i.e.; âDangerously Illâ friends requested to come out. âSeriously Illâ no immediate danger, etc.R12-00084: R12-00084-extract
âIndustrial Naphthasâ Extract from the Petroleum Processing Handbook dated 1967 - the McGraw Hill Book Co. Extracted from section 11, Petroleum Products by Virgil B Guthrie.R12-00085: R12-00085-article
Copied article âIt all started millions of years agoâ that refers to Dr James Young. Extracted from The Scotsman newspaper dated December 5th 1972R12-00086: R12-00086-report
Summary of research project Institute of Occupational Medicine carried out for the U.S. Department of Energy on shale oil workers. Written by Dr. SeatonR12-00087: R12-00087-article
A copy of an article âScottish Shale Oil â Production, Occupational Exposure and Health Effectsâ based on a U.S Oil company carrying out an investigation of health effects in Scottish Oil companies. Written by Carleton B. Scott and Glenn E. Irish. Received 19th February 1987; accepted 6th May 1987.R12-00088: R12-00088-article
Copy of Kirks refrigerating machines from Engineering Magazine dated January 26th 1866 â An article giving an account of how Messers Young, Binney & Meldrum requested A G Kirk in 1862 to design a 'safe' working refrigerating appliance, the article also gives a great deal of technical data on Kirk's refrigerating machine.R12-00089: R12-00089-article
An article including diagram of A G Kirk's refrigerating machine. Taken from Engineering Magazine dated February 23rd 1866.R12-00090: R12-00090-newspaper cutting
An article âKirkliston's New Bridgeâ from the Boness and Linlithgowshire Gazette dated Friday 29th December 1989, depicting a new pedestrian footbridge over the River Almond at the area of Hallyards. The former bridge, now in disrepair provided access from Kirkliston to the Ingleston shale mines.R12-00091: R12-00091-report
Laboratory Evaluation of Dorset Crude Oil: a report on the evaluation of Dorset crude oil delivered to Pumpherston refinery on 28th October 1959. Report dated on 14th December 1959 by N.J. Purvis Scottish Oils Ltd.R12-00092: R12-00092-booklet
Training manual for persons selected for statutory appointments at collieries. Current Statute, National Instructions, Codes and Information Papers relating to Lampmen. Written by NCB Industrial Training Branch dated 1976.R12-00093: R12-00093-booklet
Copy of the story of the decline of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry âLest We Forgetâ. Written by Walter Nellies, General Secretary National Union of Shale Miners and Oil Workers. Dated 19/03/45.R12-00094: R12-00094-document
A short extract from David Livingstone, His Life and Letters by George Seaver. Published by Lutterworth.R12-00095: R12-00095-book
A copy of the brief history of the Livingston family âThe Livingstons of Livingston Manor â, covering the Livingston of Livingston, Callendar and their history. Written by E B Livingston.R12-00096: R12-00096-booklet
3 copies of Livingston old parish church giving a brief history and guide of Livingston.R12-00097: R12-00097-booklet
Booklet giving âThe first hundred yearsâ of the Protector Lamp and Lighting Co. 1873-1973 (this company manufactured âDavyâ type Safety Lamps for mine working use)R12-00098: R12-00098-booklet
Spare part list in booklet format for Protector Safety Lamp Type6-Type SL, giving diagrams and sketches of all the parts required to make a safety lamp.R12-00099: R12-00099-letter
Copy of letter from Lyon Playfair to James Young regarding the finding of a spring of petroleum at Derbyshire, near Alfreton. Lyon was a colleague of James Young at Anderstons University, Glasgow. Dated 3rd December 1847R12-00100: R12-00100-article
3 copies of article extracted from the book âBritish Manufacturing Industriesâ (edited by G.P. Bevan) This book contains an article by A. Galletly on coal in which he gives an account of Lord Dundonald's process used in extracting chemicals from coal at Muirkirk in Ayrshire during 1781 and into the early 1800's.R12-00101: R12-00101-booklet
3 copies of a nature trail prepared by the Scottish Wild Life Trust for Mid Lothian County Council âMan and Almondell, A Nature Trailâ.R12-00102: R12-00102-newspaper cutting
Extract from the Scotsman newspaper giving information on the manufacture of paraffin.R12-00103: R12-00103-extract
Extract from The Mineral-Oil Industry In Scotland, Its Raw Materials and Methods, written by H. R. J. Conacher Scottish Oils Ltd.R12-00104: R12-00104-report
Report âMinerals and their originsâ, the origins of coal, cannel coal, crinpyrites, alum shale, torbanite or Boghall coal and Oil Shale. The above information is on typed sheets with diagrams etc.R12-00105: R12-00105-document
Copy of a mine surveying paper by T. A Southern Ltd. The Universal Mining School, Cardiff presented by Mr T McWhinnie surveyor Westwood Pit and Works.R12-00106: R12-00106-article
Gillespie V Russell & Son, The Famous Torbanehill Mineral Case. Case in court of session July 1853 (photocopy of an article on the above case) Messers Russel & Son of Falkirk supplied Cannel or Boghead coal from Torbanehill to Young, Binney, Meldrum, at their Whiteside Oil Works.R12-00107: R12-00107-certificate
Continuation Class Certificate for Alexander Thomson Hamilton for a course as a Mine Fireman (Newbridge public school) Dated 21st May 1914R12-00108: R12-00108-memorandum
Copy memorandum from Young's Paraffin light and mineral oil company from Newliston mine, Kirkliston per Mr D Ellis, Mine manager authorising Alex Hamilton to examine Safety Lamps at this mine. Dated February 21st 1915R12-00109: R12-00109-certificate
Certificate under Coal Mines Act 1911 re eyesight and hearing issued from Heriot-Watt College, Edinburgh. Dated May 31st 1919R12-00110: R12-00110-certificate
Certificate of appointment under Coal Mines Act 1911 authorising cleaning and assembly of Safety Lamps (Westwood Pit) re William Easton, Manager. Dated June 2nd 1927R12-00111: R12-00111-certificate
Certificate of appointment Coal Mines Act 1911 to attend Raising and Lowering of persons at Westwood Pit per the Mine Manager. Dated November 5th 1938R12-00112: R12-00112-certificate
Certificate Coal Mines Act 1911 issued authorising holder to operate switchgear in connection with electrical haulages at Westwood Pit. (Authority given by the Mine Manger) Dated November 5th 1938