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Surname
DUFFY
Forename
William
Day
13
Month
02
Year
1937
Age
53
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Wester Auchengeich
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Nimmo & Co. Ltd
Location
Bishopbriggs
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
13 February 1937: MINER DIES FROM INJURIES - Pinned Down by Large Stone - William Duffy, a 53-year-old miner, residing at Hillhead, Kirkintilloch, died this morning from injuries received last night when he was pinned down by a large stone which fell on his chest in Messrs James Nimmo & Co.'s Wester Auchengeich Colliery, North-West Lanarkshire. It was some time before the stone could be removed. [Evening Telegraph 13 February 1937]