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Surname
GARDINER
Forename
James
Day
21
Month
12
Year
1927
Age
44
Occupation
Winding Engineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Robroyston
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Watson Ltd
Location
Barmulloch
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
21 December 1927: Man's Body Found in Pond - Glasgow Police yesterday reported a drowning accident that occurred at Robroyston on Tuesday. James Gardiner (44), a winding engineman who resided at 22 Earnock Street, Robroyston, and who was employed at Robroyston Colliery, was instructed by his brother, a foreman engineer, to unscrew the bolts of a feed pipe at the edge of a pond. Situated within the grounds of the colliery, the pond is 10 feet deep, and is surrounded by a two-feet wall. The man's failure to return home in the evening gave rise to fears regarding his safety, and after inquiries the pond was drained. In the bottom of the pond the missing man's body was found, and on examination it was observed that there was a wound above his nose. It is thought that while unscrewing the bolts, the instrument with which he worked slipped and caused him to fall into the water. In falling, it is presumed, he struck something that caused the injury to his face. No one witnessed the tragic occurrence. [Scotsman 22 December 1927]