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Surname
McGOWAN
Forename
John
Day
12
Month
10
Year
1912
Age
32
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Longrigg
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Nimmo & Co. Ltd
Location
Longriggend
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Deceased had just taken coal off the face, and was in the act of filling it into a "slipe" when the roof suddenly fell upon him The roof was composed of hard sandstone and had come away from an unseen lype on one side and a dry on the other.