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Surname
DOUGLAS
Forename
John
Day
14
Month
05
Year
1935
Age
50
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Polmaise, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Archibald Russell Ltd
Location
Stirling
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
13 May 1935: Stirling Miner Killed - A Cambusbarron miner lost his life a few minutes before the end of the shift at Millhall [Polmaise] Colliery, Stirling, yesterday morning. He was John Douglas, aged about 50 who resided at 13 Hayford Square. While at work in No.1 Pit, Douglas was trapped by a fall of stone from the roof. He died shortly after being taken to the surface. [Scotsman 14 May 1935]