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Surname
COUSINS
Forename
George
Day
28
Month
11
Year
1936
Age
Occupation
Mineworker
Mine/Quarry Name
Hamilton Palace
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bent Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Bothwell
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
28 November 1936: George Cousins, mineworker, Elmbank Street, Bellshill, was killed at Palace Colliery, Bothwellhaugh, near Bellshill, early on Saturday. A large piece of rock fell from the roof on to him, crushing him among the coal dust. Cousins is survived by a widow, and family of three. [Scotsman 30 November 1936]