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Surname
GALLOWAY
Forename
George
Day
30
Month
10
Year
1929
Age
Occupation
Hanger on
Mine/Quarry Name
Minto, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lochgelly Iron & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Lochgelly
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
30 October 1929: Fife Pit Fatality - An accident, which resulted in the death of an unmarried Lochgelly man, occurred at Minto colliery, belonging to the Lochgelly Iron and Coal Co. (Ltd.), yesterday. The victim of the accident, George Galloway, who resided at Hugh Street, Lochgelly, was following his occupation as a hanger-on in the colliery when he was caught by a race of hutches, and so severely crushed that he died on his way to Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital. Galloway was well known in Masonic, bowling, and piping circles, and as Pipe-Sergeant of the Fife Territorials (Black Watch) took part in the Tattoo at Dreghorn Castle [Scotsman 31 October 1929] Killed By Runaway Hutches - The last enquiry concerned the death of George Galloway, miner, 4 High Street, Lochgelly, who died on 30th October in an ambulance between Crossgates and Dunfermline, from injuries sustained by him that day in No 1 Pit, Minto Colliery, belonging to Lochgelly Iron and Coal Company, caused by him being crushed by runaway hutches. A formal verdict was returned. [Dunfermline Journal 21 December 1929]