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Surname
GOURLAY
Forename
James
Day
25
Month
08
Year
1916
Age
35
Occupation
Machineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Udston
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Udston Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Hamilton
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
25 August 1916: Machineman Killed At Udston Colliery – The Lanarkshire police yesterday reported a fatal accident at Udston colliery, in Hamilton Parish. James Gourlay (35), employed as a machineman in connection with a coal cutter, while clearing the wheel at the rear of the machine, was caught underneath a large stone, weighing about a ton, which fell from the roof. When he was extricated life was extinct. Gourlav, who was married, resided at Bute Terrace, Auchenraith Road, Blantyre. [Scotsman 26 August 1916]