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Surname
BLACKLERG
Forename
David
Day
08
Month
01
Year
1915
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Baton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Baton Collieries Ltd
Location
Shotts
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
8 January 1915: Fatal Colliery Accident - A fatal colliery accident occurred at Shotts yesterday morning to a miner named David Blacklerg. While at work Baton Pit, belonging to the Baton Coal Company, a large quantity of stones fell on him and before he was extricated life was extinct. He leaves a widow and family. [Scotsman 9 January 1915]