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Surname
JOHNSTONE
Forename
Joseph
Day
12
Month
10
Year
1937
Age
29
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Gateside
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Flemington Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cambuslang
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
12 October 1937: Miner Killed By Roof Fall - Yesterday a fall from the roof took place in Gateside Colliery, Cambuslang, owned by the Flemington Coal Co. (Ltd.), which caught a miner, Joseph Johnstone (29), who was working on the night shift. He was extricated, but was found to be dead. His back had been broken. [Scotsman 13 October 1937]