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Surname
GOURLAY
Forename
James
Day
21
Month
06
Year
1928
Age
33
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Kinneil, Furnace Yard Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Kinniel Cannel & Coking Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Bo’ness
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
21 June 1928: Bo'ness Miner Killed - James Gourlay (33) miner, 103 North Street, Bo'ness, was yesterday morning instantaneously killed in the Furnaceyard Pit, belonging to Kinneil Coal Co. (Ltd.). Gourlay who worked with his brother-in-law, David Smith, had not long been down the pit when a heavy stone fell from the roof, hit him on the head, and fractured his skull. Smith had a lucky escape. Gourlay had only recently recovered from the effects of an accident in No.2 Pit, Bridgeness, now closed down. He leaves a widow and two young children. [Scotsman 22 June 1928]