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Surname
NEARY
Forename
Matthew
Day
19
Month
05
Year
1914
Age
29
Occupation
Miner's Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Gartliston
Mineral Worked
Fireclay
Owner
Peter & Mark Hurll Ltd
Location
Chryston
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Deceased was in the act of filling a tub with fireclay when a stone fell, suddenly, and without warning, from the roof, and killed him instantly. The stone fell from an invisible " glazy" parting, the existence of which was unknown, prior to the fall occurring.