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Surname
DAWSON
Forename
James
Day
17
Month
01
Year
1943
Age
52
Occupation
Colliery Roadsman
Mine/Quarry Name
Polmaise, Nos 3 & 4 Pits
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Archibald Russell Ltd
Location
Fallin
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
17 January 1943: Colliery Tragedy - Alexander Rennie (71), colliery fireman, 12 A Block. Fallin, and James Dawson (52), colliery roadman, 12 Woodside Place, Fallin, were knocked down by a runaway hutch in the main haulage road at Fallin Colliery. Rennie received severe head injuries, and Dawson’s left leg was fractured. They were removed to Stirling Royal Infirmary, where Rennie died shortly after admission. Dawson died in the Infirmary yesterday. [Scotsman 18 January 1943]