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Surname
FAIRLEY
Forename
James
Day
20
Month
01
Year
1938
Age
40
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Minto, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lochgelly Iron & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Lochgelly
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
20 January 1938: James Fairley, aged about 40, 55A Melville Street, Lochgelly, was killed, and Charles Paxton aged 20, Minto Cottages, Brighills, Lochgelly, sustained minor injuries, when they were buried by a fall yesterday in the Minto Colliery, Lochgelly, of the Lochgelly Iron and Coal Co., Ltd. They were working together in the Diamond Section of No.1 Pit when the roof gave way. Workmates succeeded in rescuing Paxton alive, but Fairley was dead. Paxton suffered from bruises, but was able to walk home. Fairley, who returned from the United States a year ago, is survived by a widow and family of two. He was at one time a well known footballer, and played for Lochgelly United when they were in the Second Division [Scotsman 21 Jan 1938]