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Surname
HUNTER
Forename
Andrew
Day
20
Month
10
Year
1921
Age
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Lochgelly, Nellie Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lochgelly Iron & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Lochgelly
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
20 October 1921: Fatality At Lochgelly - Two Falls of Stone - A heavy fall of stone at a colliery belonging to the Lochgelly Iron and Coal Company on Thursday, resulted in the death of a young married pit worker, and injuries to an engineer. The deceased man, Andrew Hunter, Cardenden, was the first to be struck down, and before anything could be done, another fall occurred. Hunter was dead when extricated, while Shepherd, the injured man was hurt about the leg, although not seriously. Deceased was the son of Baillie Hunter, Lochgelly, and well known in Masonic and Territorial circles. He leaves a widow and five children. [Dunfermline Journal 22 October 1921]