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Surname
CARRUTHERS
Forename
James
Day
30
Month
12
Year
1923
Age
28
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Bargany
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Ayrshire Collieries Ltd
Location
Dailly
County
Ayrshire
Details of Event
30 October 1923: Miner Killed In An Ayrshire Pit - A mining accident occurred yesterday forenoon at Bargany Pit, belonging to the South Ayrshire Collieries (Ltd.), situated about four miles from Girvan, wherein one man was killed, and his companion had a narrow escape. James Carruthers, 6 Hillview, Bourtree Hall, Girvan, was working at "the face," when a mass of stone weighing half a ton fell from the roof. He received a severe gash on the head, bruises on the shoulders, and a broken collar-bone. He was surgically attended, but died on his way to Ayr County Hospital. He was 28 years of age, and leaves a widow and two children. His companion, Charles Mitchell, escaped with slight injury to his leg. [Scotsman 31 October 1923]