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Surname
FARQUHAR
Forename
Robert
Day
20
Month
09
Year
1912
Age
47
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Auchinraith
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Merry & Cunninghame Ltd
Location
Blantyre
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Deceased was buried by a fall of roof whilst taking off his clothes in the roadway near the face preparatory to beginning work. The fall was due to sudden roof pressure, and two settings of timber were displaced by it.