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Surname
McELHANEY
Forename
William
Day
21
Month
11
Year
1929
Age
17
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Wester Gartshore
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cadzow Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kirkintilloch
County
Dunbartonshire
Details of Event
21 November 1929: Mining Fatality - William M'Elhaney (17), miners drawer, who resided at Brick Buildings, Campsie, Stirlingshire, has succumbed to injuries received while at work in the Wester Gartshore Colliery, Eastern Dumbartonshire. The youth was caught by a runaway hutch and very severely injured. He died in the infirmary. [Scotsman 22 November 1929]