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Surname
DICKSON
Forename
William Hogg
Day
25
Month
12
Year
1916
Age
50
Occupation
Brushing Contractor
Mine/Quarry Name
Westrigg
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
United Collieries Ltd
Location
Westcraigs
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
25 December 1916: Fatal Mining Accident At Westcraigs – A mining accident, involving the death of one man and serious injury to another, was reported yesterday from Harthill. William Hogg Dickson (50), brushing contractor, and John Templeton (40) shaftsman, both residing at Westrigg near Westcraigs, were at work in an aircourse of Westrigg Colliery, belonging to the United Collieries, when they were buried in a fall of about 5 tons from the roof. Dickson was instantaneously killed and Templeton was conveyed to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary suffering from fractured thigh and other injuries. [Scotsman 26 December 1916]