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Surname
HARRIS
Forename
James
Day
22
Month
02
Year
1916
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Gateside
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Sanquhar & Kirkconnel Collieries Ltd
Location
Kirkconnel
County
Dumfriesshire
Details of Event
22 February 1916: Fatal Colliery Accident at Sanquhar - Yesterday afternoon James Harris, miner, 132 High Street, Sanquhar, was killed in Gateside colliery, Sanquhar, the property of Sanquhar and Kirkconnel Collieries. He was engaged drawing chocks in a long wall section when a large stone fell from the roof, crushing him to the ground. Death was instantaneous. He leaves a widow and five children. [Scotsman 23 February 1916]