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Surname
DOWDS
Forename
John
Day
21
Month
12
Year
1916
Age
76
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Glencraig
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wilson's & Clyde Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Lochgelly
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
21 October 1916: Glencraig Fatality – Aged Miner Killed – About two o'clock on Saturday a fatal accident occurred at Glencraig Colliery, the victim being John Dowds, a miner, about 76 years of age. He was working at the face in the Dunfermline splint seam when a fall of stone, reckoned at about 5 tons came away from the roof and buried him. His son was working near by and he immediately went to his fathers assistance and with help had him extricated, but life was extinct. Previously the roof seemed to have been well wooded and safe. Deceased had worked nearly every day and was really a surprising workman according to his years. [Lochgelly & Kelty News 24 October 1916]