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Surname
GALLACHER
Forename
James
Day
06
Month
11
Year
1940
Age
60
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Auchengeich, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Nimmo & Co. Ltd
Location
Chryston
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
6 November 1940: Pit Fatality - While employed at No. 2 pit, Auchengeich Colliery, Chryston, James Gallacher (60), miner, residing at Farm Cottages, Condorrat, was caught by a fall of stone. He received severe bodily injuries and was removed to the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, where he died. [Scotsman 7 November 1940]