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Surname
McWHINNIE
Forename
Francis
Day
04
Month
08
Year
1928
Age
24
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Dumbreck
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Kilsyth
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
4 August 1928: Kilsyth Miner Fatally Injured - Francis M'Whinnie, miners' drawer, Findlay Street, Kilsyth, succumbed on Saturday to injuries received in Dumbreck Colliery, Kilsyth. While pushing a hutch down an underground roadway he was overtaken by a loaded runaway hutch, which crashed into him. One of his legs was broken and his back terribly hurt; while he also suffered internal injuries. Deceased, was 24 years of age, and leaves a widow and young family. [Scotsman 6 August 1928]