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Surname
MURRAY
Forename
James
Day
12
Month
08
Year
1955
Age
Occupation
Motor Driver
Mine/Quarry Name
Polquhairn
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
National Coal Board
Location
Drongan
County
Ayrshire
Details of Event
James Murray, motor driver, 12 Sundrum Park, Joppe, by Ayr, died on 12 Aug 1955 at Ayr County Hospital, Ayr, from injuries sustained on the same day at Polquhairn Colliery, Ayrshire, when the dumper vehicle he was driving on a dirt bing travelled over the edge of the bing and fell a distance of about 22 feet"