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Surname
IRVINE
Forename
Walter
Day
19
Month
12
Year
1935
Age
Occupation
Oncost Worker
Mine/Quarry Name
Twechar, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Kirkintilloch
County
Dunbartonshire
Details of Event
19 December 1935: Fatal Accident In Twechar Colliery - Walter Irvine, oncost worker, Kingston Flats, Kilsyth, was last night killed, while at work in Twechar Colliery, Eastern Dumbartonshire . He was caught by a fall of material and knocked into water, death being instantaneous. A married man, he was well known in Masonic circles, having been Master of Lodge St John No.39. John Kennedy, another oncost worker, residing at Kingston Flats, Kilsyth, was also involved in the fall, and received injuries to the head and back. [Scotsman 20 December 1935]