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Surname
HAIR
Forename
Gavin
Day
04
Month
02
Year
1927
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Auchinreoch
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Kilsyth
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
4 February 1927: Gavin Hair, miner, residing at Queenzieburn, Kilsyth, was at work at Auchenreoch Colliery yesterday morning along with his sons, when a fall from the roof occurred, burying him. A few hours elapsed before Hair was extricated. When found he was dead. Deceased returned from Canada only a short time ago. [Scotsman 5 February 1927]