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Surname
GORMAL
Forename
Samuel Logan
Day
17
Month
02
Year
1925
Age
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Blackhill (a)
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Summerlee Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Bishopbriggs
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Information from the Inspectors of Mines - 1925: Roof fall Blackhill Colliery, Lanark.—A miner and his son were working in a longwall place which had been standing for six months until the previous day. The fireman, on visiting the place, found both of them buried by a fall in the roadway, 12 ft. from the face. They had probably been putting the tub rails right when they were caught. The fall, weighing 18cwt., came from the roof and disclosed a greasy lype. The bars were 6 ft. apart, and the stone fell between them without disturbing any of the roof supports.