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Surname
MULHOLLAND
Forename
George
Day
24
Month
12
Year
1929
Age
50
Occupation
Face Worker
Mine/Quarry Name
Carriden
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Carriden Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Bo’ness
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
24 December 1929: Bo'ness Pit Fatality - Christmas Eve in Grangepans, Bo'ness, was marred by a distressing fatality in the New pit belonging to Carriden Coal Company. (Ltd), in which the victim was George Mulholland (50), who lived at Man o' War Street, Grangepans. While working at the coal face a large fall from the roof caused his head to come into violent contact with a hutch rail, resulting in terrible injuries. Deceased leaves a wife and two children. [Scotsman 26 December 1929]