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Surname
HENDRY
Forename
Benjamin
Day
07
Month
07
Year
1938
Age
37
Occupation
Shot borer
Mine/Quarry Name
Kames
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bairds & Dalmellington Ltd
Location
Muirkirk
County
Ayrshire
Details of Event
7 July 1938: Kames Colliery Muirkirk was idle yesterday as a mark of respect for Benjamin Hendry, 37, Main St Muirkirk who was fatally injured on Thursday. Hendry, who was employed as a shot borer, was caught by a fall of coal from the roof, and died while being conveyed on a stretcher to the pit bottom. Hendry leaves a widow and a young family of three [Scotsman 9 Jul 1938]