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Surname
HAUGHTON
Forename
Victor James
Day
22
Month
10
Year
1930
Age
48
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Bannockburn
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Alloa Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cowie
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
22 October 1930: Miner Killed By Fall From Roof – A Cowie miner, Victor James Haughton (48), who resided at 29 Ardgowan Place, was instantaneously killed in a pit accident. Haughton was at work in No.2 Pit, Bannockburn Colliery, Cowie, when he was struck by a large stone, which had become dislodged from the roof of the workings. [Scotsman 23 October 1930]