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Surname
ALEXANDER
Forename
Robert
Day
11
Month
04
Year
1915
Age
18
Occupation
Oncostman
Mine/Quarry Name
Bardykes
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Summerlee Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Cambuslang
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
11 April 1915: Cambuslang – Miner Killed – On Saturday morning an accident took place in Bardykes Colliery, Cambuslang, which resulted in the death of one miner being killed and slight injuries to another. Robert Alexander, 76 Lightburn Road Cambuslang, and Hugh Scott, Spittal Rows, both oncostmen, were descending the shaft in the lower deck of a double cage when the cage crashed to the pit bottom. So great was the impact that it spread the legs of the cage and snapped the bolts which held the top and bottom decks in position. The result was that the top deck came down on the one side and pinned Alexander to the lower deck. The other side, however, held, and Hugh Scott was pitched out, and escaped with shock and slight injuries to the ankle. Mr Samuel Agnew, manager of the colliery, which is owned by the Summerlee Iron and Coal Company (Limited) heard the crash and immediately hurried to the scene. He was able after some difficulty to clear away the debris and take out Alexander, but he was quite dead. The deceased was 18 years of age, and resided with his mother, a widow, at 76 Lightburn Road, Cambuslang. His father was killed in the same colliery about 6 years ago. [Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser 17 April 1915]