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Surname
McLAUGHLIN
Forename
Michael
Day
15
Month
07
Year
1919
Age
51
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Gateside
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Flemington Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cambuslang
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
15 July 1919: Cambuslang Pit Fatality – After having assisted in firing a shot in the Flemington Coal Company's Gateside Colliery, Cambuslang, Michael M'Laughlin, 51, a brusher, was on his way to partake of a meal when he was killed by the fall of a stone weighing several tons. M'Laughlin, who resided at 20 Glasgow Road, Cambuslang, was a widower and a native of Donegal. [Hamilton Advertiser 19 July 1919]