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Surname
ALLAN
Forename
George
Day
09
Month
08
Year
1937
Age
39
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Glencraig, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wilson's & Clyde Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Lochgelly
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
9 August 1937: Fife Miner Fatally Injured In Pit - A Cowdenbeath miner, George Allan (39), 444 Broad Street, has died in Dunfermline and West of Fife Hospital from injuries received in a haulage accident at Glencraig Colliery on Monday. Allan, who was married, was employed in a seam in No.2 Pit. The colliery was idle yesterday because of the accident. [Scotsman 11 August 1937]