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Surname
MURDOCH
Forename
Joseph
Day
15
Month
08
Year
1923
Age
37
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Glencraig
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wilson's & Clyde Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Lochgelly
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
15 August 1923: Another Mining Fatality – Man Killed At Glencraig – Another mining fatality has taken place in West fife, the victim on this occasion being Joseph Murdoch, 37, who resided with his wife and family at 38 Glencraig. Murdoch who was employed in the Glencraig Colliery, had fired a shot in his working place. He had removed, and was in the act of supporting the roof when it gave way, killing him instantaneously. [Dunfermline Journal 18 August 1923]