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Surname
BAXTER
Forename
Walter
Day
03
Month
09
Year
1920
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Bellfield, No.4 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Barr & Sons (Coal Masters) Ltd
Location
Coalburn
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
3 September 1920: Coalburn – Fatal Accident – An accident resulting in the death of WalterBaxter, miner, Railway Terrace, Coalburn, occurred in the five foot seam of No 4 pit, Bellfield Colliery Coalburn on Friday of last week. The deceased had been working at the face along with his son, when a large stone weighing between 6 and 7 cwts fell from the roof upon his head, fractured his skull and caused instant death. The deceased's son, who was working about 12 feet away from his father, was unaware of the accident, until, looking round, he saw a large stone had fallen from the roof immediately above where his father was working. [Hamilton Advertiser 11 September 1920]