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Surname
GALLACHER
Forename
John
Day
09
Month
03
Year
1915
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Dalbeath, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Crossgates
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
9 March 1915: Accident At Dalbeath Colliery - While engaged holing in No.2 Pit, Dalbeath Colliery, Hill of Beath, on Tuesday, John Gallacher, miner, residing at Livingstone Place, Crossgates, was struck by a sudden fall of redd from the roof. His right leg was fractured between the knee and the ankle. He was conveyed home and attended to by Dr Nasmyth. [Dunfermline Journal 13 March 1915]