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Surname
BLACK
Forename
Peter
Day
23
Month
06
Year
1936
Age
17
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Fauldhead, No.3 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bairds & Scottish Steel Ltd
Location
Kirkconnel
County
Dumfriesshire
Details of Event
23 June 1936: Kirkconnel Miner Killed - Peter Black (17), miner, who resided with his parents at 3 New Buildings, Kirkconnel, was fatally injured by a fall of stone from the roof at No.3 Fauldhead Colliery, Kirkconnel, last night. Along with Robert Queen, a workmate. Black was employed in the Kello Mine section of the pit, working on the haulage. He left his workmate to go along the haulage road, and when he failed to return. Queen went in search of him and discovered him lying on the main haulage road underneath a large stone. He at once summoned assistance, but it was found that the youth was dead. [Scotsman 24 June 1936]