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Surname
McMEECHAN
Forename
Robert
Day
02
Month
06
Year
1925
Age
17
Occupation
Pony Driver
Mine/Quarry Name
Viewfield Pit
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
Pumpherston Oil Co. Ltd
Location
Tarbrax
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
2 June 1925: Tarbrax – Sad Fatal Accident – An accident of very sad character, resulting in the death of Robert M'Meechan, 17, pony driver, Tarbrax Rows, took place in Viewfield Pit early on Tuesday morning. It seems that the young man had gone in about seven o'clock in the course of his duties to groom a pony. The animal appears to have kicked out with its hind feet, striking M'Meehan in the region of the heart and inflicting injury from which he died almost instantly. The deep sympathy of the whole community goes out to his bereaved parents. [Hamilton Advertiser June 6 1925]