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Surname
ORR
Forename
Archibald
Day
15
Month
02
Year
1928
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Auchengeich
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Nimmo & Co. Ltd
Location
Chryston
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
15 February 1928: Explosion In Scottish Pit - One Man Dead and Two Injured. - While at work in Auchengeoch Colliery, Chryston, on the night-shift, Archibald Orr, miner, Muirhead, was instantly killed by an explosion of gas the underground workings. Thomas Cranston and James Marshall, miners, Bridgend, who were near the place, were injured and had to be taken home. Orr leaves a widow and four children. [Evening Telegraph 16 February 1928]