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Surname
CRANSTON
Forename
George
Day
14
Month
12
Year
1935
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Broomside
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Glasgow Iron & Steel Co. Ltd
Location
Motherwell
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
14 December 1935 Miner Fatally Injured By Fall of Debris - George Cranston, miner, who resided at Thorndean, Omoa Road, Cleland, was fatally injured while at work in the Humph coal section of Broomside Colliery, Motherwell, on Saturday afternoon, being buried by a fall of debris. He was extricated after two hours work by a rescue party, but life was found to be extinct. Deceased leaves a widow and family. [Scotsman 16 December 1935]