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Surname
CORNELIUS
Forename
John
Day
19
Month
06
Year
1937
Age
36
Occupation
Motorman
Mine/Quarry Name
Douglas Castle
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wilson's & Clyde Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Douglas
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
19 June 1937: Another pit fatality occurred in the West of Scotland on Saturday morning, the victim being John Cornelius (36), a motorman, who resided with his parents at 7 Glebe View Terrace, Douglas. Lanarkshire. Cornelius was "benching" an empty hutch at Douglas Castle Colliery when he fell down the mine shaft, a distance .of. Nearly 200 feet, along with the hutch. He was immediately attended to by his fellow workers, and conveyed to the surface, but on being medically examined he was found to be dead, his neck having been dislocated. Cornelius was a well known local musician, and his father is conductor of Douglas District Band. [Scotsman 21 June 1937].