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Surname
ALLAN
Forename
Robert
Day
11
Month
06
Year
1935
Age
22
Occupation
Haulageman
Mine/Quarry Name
Fauldhead
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bairds & Scottish Steel Ltd
Location
Kirkconnel
County
Dumfriesshire
Details of Event
11 June 1935: Kirkconnel Miner Killed - Robert Allan, a young haulageman, employed at Fauldhead Colliery, Kirkconnel, died yesterday in tragic circumstances. He was on the haulage road by himself, and was jammed between a rake of hutches and a standing tree. On being discovered, it was found that his neck was broken, and he died before reaching the surface. He was 22 years of age, and unmarried. All the men in the colliery ceased work after the accident. [Scotsman 12 June 1935]