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Surname
AIRD
Forename
Alexander
Day
23
Month
04
Year
1930
Age
40
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Blantyreferme
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
A.G. Moore & Co. Ltd
Location
Uddingston
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Newton - A Pit Fatality - A fatal accident occurred in No.2 Pit, Blantyreferme Colliery, on Wednesday morning, the victim being Alexander Aird (40), miner, 19 Bridge Street, Newton. A stone weighing about 10 cwts., fell upon the unfortunate man, and he was so seriously injured that he expired before his removal to the surface. [Hamilton Advertiser 26 April 1930] 23 April 1930: Uddingston - Fatal Colliery Accident - On Wednesday morning, while a number of men were at work in Messrs Moore's Blantyre Ferme Colliery, Uddingston, a heavy fall took place from the roof, and on the debris being cleared away it was found that Alexander Aird, miner, had been instantaneously killed. Deceased was married and resided at Newton Rows, near Cambuslang. [Hamilton Advertiser 26 April 1930]