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Surname
DOUGLAS
Forename
James
Day
21
Month
10
Year
1935
Age
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Cardowan
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Dunlop & Co. Ltd
Location
Stepps
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
21 October 1935: Fatal Pit Accident At Stepps - One man was killed and another was injured by a fall of rock in Cardowan Colliery , Stepps, yesterday morning. The victim was James Douglas, of Burnbank. He was badly crushed about the head. His workmate had a narrow escape from serious injury, and was allowed home after treatment. [Scotsman 22 October 1935]