Robert Galloway
Robert Lindsay Galloway | |
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Born | |
Died | 24 February 1908 | (aged 64)
Nationality | Scottish |
Occupation(s) | Mining Engineer and Author |
Known for | Author of books on History of Coal Mining in Britain |
Robert Lindsay Galloway (22 February 1844 – 24 February 1908) was a Scottish mining engineer and author, the son of William Galloway (1799–1854), a
Family
Galloway was the younger brother of
His half-brother John Galloway who lived in Ayrshire, and younger brothers,
Robert Galloway died in Scotland on 24 February 1908 at Bridge of Allan, in Stirlingshire. He is buried in the churchyard at Logie Kirk north-east of the church.
Mining career
When Galloway was 27 he was a mining engineer and coal master employing five men in 1871 at Sorn in Ayrshire. After he married he moved to
Literary career
On 30 April 1879 Galloway presented 'Earliest records connected with the working of coal on the banks of the River Tyne' to a meeting of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne.[3] In 1880 his book 'The Steam Engine and its Inventors' was published.[4] Two years later his 'A History of Coal Mining in Great Britain' was printed.[5] Galloway helped organize a mining exhibition between 1–24 September 1885 at Burnbank Drill Halls, Glasgow and he wrote a 'Review of the Progressive Improvements of Mining in Scotland' as an introduction to the exhibition catalogue.[6][7] In 1906 papers relating to the history of the coal trade and the invention of the steam engine were published.[8]
References
- ^ Durham Mining Museum. "Durham Mining Museum - Management Certificates [ga*]". dmm.org.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-671-22460-8.
- ^ Galloway, R.L.; Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne (1879). Earliest Records Connected with the Working of Coal on the Banks of the River Tyne: Read at the Meeting of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastole-upon-Tyne, 30th April, 1879. Andrew Reid. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ISBN 9781446023471. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ISBN 9781445551982. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ Introduction to 1970 edition of 'Annals of Coal Mining and the Coal Trade' Vol. I [1]
- ^ Mining Institute of Scotland (1885). Mining exhibition: under the auspices of the Mining Institute of Scotland, held at Burnbank drill halls, Great western road, Glasgow, 1st till 24th September, 1885. Official catalogue of exhibits. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ Galloway, R.L. (1906). Papers Relating to the History of the Coal Trade and the Invention of the Steam Engine. --. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
Bibliography
- Galloway R.L. The Steam Engine and its Inventors Macmillan, 1881
- Galloway Robert L. 'Annals of Coal Mining and the Coal Trade'. Vol I. The Colliery Guardian Company Limited, London 1898, David & Charles (Publishers) Ltd 1971 ISBN 0-7153-4980-5 [2]
- Galloway Robert L. 'Annals of Coal Mining and the Coal Trade' Vol II. The Colliery Guardian Company Limited, London 1904, David & Charles (Publishers) Ltd. 1971 ISBN 0-7153-5147-8 [3]
- Galloway Robert Lindsay A History of Coal Mining in Great Britain A.M. Kelley 1882, Read Books Design 2010 ISBN 978-1-4455-5198-2.