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Surname
GILLESPIE
Forename
John
Day
21
Month
03
Year
1927
Age
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Little Raith, Lochhead Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lochgelly Iron & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cowdenbeath
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
21 March 1927: Fife Mining Accident – Father and Son Caught By Fall - Through a heavy fall from the roof occurring in the Lochhead Mine, Raith Colliery, Cowdenbeath, yesterday afternoon. James Gillespie, residing at Auchtertool, and his son, John, were buried beneath a pile of debris. The father was extricated suffering from severe head injuries, but up till a late hour last night it had not been possible to reach the son, and there is little hope of him being alive. [Scotsman 22 March 1927]