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Surname
KELLY
Forename
Philip
Day
17
Month
03
Year
1919
Age
40
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Parkneuk
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Glasgow Iron & Steel Co. Ltd
Location
Motherwell
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Fatal Mining Accident – Philip Kelly, a miner, residing at 181 Stewarton Street, lost his life as a result of an accident in Parkneuk Colliery, Motherwell, about 6 o'clock on Monday evening. He had been working at the coal face when there was a heavy fall of stone from the roof, which pinned him to the ground. Death was instantaneous. Kelly who was 40 years of age and a native of Ireland, is survived by a widow and four children. (Hamilton Advertiser 22 March 1919).