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Details of Event: 24 December 1920: Fatal Pit Accidents At Cowdenbeath - Two men have lost their lives at pits in the Cowdenbeath district. Thomas Forbes, 38 years of age, a shunter, who resided at 159 Broad Street, Cowdenbeath, was killed instantaneously by being crushed beneath a waggon which had overturned during shunting operations at the Gordon Pit, Raith Colliery, and George Chapman, miner, 26 years of age, who resided at 16 South Street, Cowdenbeath, lost his life while working at the face in the five feet seam of Kirkford Pit, Cowdenbeath , by being crushed beneath, a "fall." Chapman leaves a widow and three of a family. [Scotsman 27 December 1920] In No 10 Pit, Kirkford Colliery, Cowdenbeath, Geo Chapman (25) was killed by a fall from the roof. He had been engaged in the five foot seam when a large stone crushed him to the pavement and when released he was found to have been killed instantaneously. He leaves a widow and three children, who reside in South Street, Cowdenbeath. At the Gordon Pit, Cowdenbeath, Thos. Forbes (39) pit shunter, met an untimely death. Forbes, who resided at 159 Bridge Street, Cowdenbeath, is supposed to have been sitting on an empty waggon when it was run into accidentally by several loaded waggons. Forbes was thrown to the ground and an overturned waggon fell upon him, causing instantaneous death. [Dunfermline Journal 1 January 1921]