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Surname
HAILSTONES
Forename
Matthew
Day
02
Month
10
Year
1938
Age
48
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
South Broadrigg (Standhill)
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
United Collieries Ltd
Location
West Craigs
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
2 October 1938: Armadale Miner Killed – Matthew Hailstones (48), miner, Mayfield Drive, Armadale, was run over by a rake of hutches in the Standhill Pit, Blackridge, of United Collieries, Ltd., and killed. He leaves a widow and a young family. [Scotsman 4 October 1938]