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Surname
ALLAN
Forename
Peter
Day
26
Month
07
Year
1921
Age
31
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Kingshill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Coltness Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Allanton
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
26 July 1921: Brusher Killed - On Tuesday night, about 10 o’clock, Peter Allan (31), miner, who resided in lodgings at Willowbank Terrace, Alexander Street, Wishaw, lost his life while at work in Kingshill Colliery, Newmains, belonging to the Coltness Iron Company, Ltd. While engaged in brushing operations a stone came away from the roof and crushed him so severely that death was almost instantaneous. The accident happened within about half-an-hour of stopping time. Deceased was an ex-soldier, and originally came from Ireland. [Motherwell Times 29 July 1921]