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Surname
McDONALD
Forename
James
Day
10
Month
08
Year
1901
Age
45
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Gatelawbridge Quarry
Mineral Worked
Sandstone
Owner
William Thompson & Sons
Location
Gatelawbridge
County
Dumfriesshire
Details of Event
He had taken shelter from a heavy shower of rain below where another man was holing the clay composing the upper portion of the tops. While there he undercut clay gave way and fell over on him.