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Surname
HALL
Forename
Archibald
Day
19
Month
09
Year
1928
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
North Lumphinnans, No.11 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cowdenbeath
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
19 September 1928: Pit Fatality - Archibald Hall, miner, 324 Perth Road, Cowdenbeath, was the victim of a fatal accident on Wednesday in No XI Pit, North Lumphinnans Colliery, Cowdenbeath. Hall, who was employed in the main section of the pit, was at work when he was struck by a large stone that fell from the roof. Although from the size of the stone it was at first thought that there was no hope of his being rescued alive, his companions worked hard for three hours before the stone was raised sufficiently to get him out. Their worst fears were realised, it being evident that he had been killed instantaneously. Deceased, who belonged to Perth, leaves a widow and three of a family. [Dunfermline Journal 22 September 1928]