NAMHO 2008

EDINBURGH

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Lectures

 

Saturday 12th July

No

Start

Finish

Time

(mins)

Topic/Subject

Speaker

Media

1

9.30am

10.00am

30

Introduction - Site Director

 

Fergus Waters

2

10.10am

10.45am

35

Early Mining in Scotland

 

John Pickin

 

Comfort Break – tea/coffee/biscuits

 

3

11.00am

11.35am

35

Shale Oil –Geological formation

 

Dr Andy Fleet

 

4

11.45am

12.20pm

35

Shale Oil/Paraffin  Industry

 

Dr Barbra Harvie

 

Lunch

 

5

1.15pm

1.50pm

 

35

Strontian  and it’s discovery

Brian Jackson

 

6

2.00pm

2.40pm

 

35

Scottish Gold Rush

Dr Ron Callender

 

Comfort Break – tea/coffee/cake

 

7

3.00pm

3.35pm

 

35

The Galloway Metal Mines Project

Dr Mike Cressey

 

8

3.45pm

4.20pm

 

35

Silica Mining

Miriam Mc Donald

 

9

4.25pm

5.00pm

 

35

Bonanzas & Jacobites - Silver Glen

 

Dr Stephen Moreton

 

 

 

Sunday 13th July

No

Start

Finish

Time

(mins)

Topic/Subject

Speaker

Media

10

9.30am

10.00am

 

30

First Coal discovery in Scotland

Rae Meghee

 

11

10.10am

10.45am

 

35

Coal Mining in Scotland

Dr Miles Oglethorpe

 

Comfort Break –tea/coffee/biscuits

 

12

11.00am

11.35am

 

35

Barite Mine

Paul Deakin

 

14

11.45am

12.20pm

 

35

Chronology Coal Mining post 1854

Mike Gill

 

Lunch

 

15

1.15pm

1.50pm

 

35

Coalmine Underground Photography

 

Paul Deakin

 

16

2.00pm

2.40pm

 

 

35

Bolton & Watt and Newcomen Engines

John Crompton

 

Comfort Break –tea/coffee/cake

 

17

3.00pm

3.35pm

 

 

35

Coal Mining Problems & Preservation

Dr Ivor Brown

 

18

3.40pm

4.15pm

 

35

Wanlockhead & Leadhills – Minerals

 

Peter Davidson

 

 

4.25pm

 

Closing Address

 

 

 

 

Last updated 9th May 2008