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Surname
BARRIE
Forename
John
Day
31
Month
07
Year
1939
Age
16
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Dullatur
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cadzow Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cumbernauld
County
Dunbartonshire
Details of Event
31 July 1939: Caught by a wire rope and dragged on to a pulley, John Barrie, 16, of Fisher Avenue, Kilsyth, was killed yesterday at Dullatur Colliery. Barrie had been employed only a short time at the colliery. [Hull Daily Mail 1 August 1939]