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Surname
PATERSON
Forename
George
Day
06
Month
06
Year
1925
Age
Occupation
Machineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Dundonald, Lady Helen Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lochgelly Iron & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cardenden
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
6 June 1925: Funeral of Mr George Paterson – On Tuesday afternoon the remains of George Paterson, machineman, who lost his life when about finishing his shift in Dundonald Pit last Saturday night, were laid to rest in Bowhill Cemetery. The funeral was largely attended by his friends and fellow workmen. Deceased was a member of the Bands Committee, and to show their respect boith Pipe and Brass Bands turned out and headed the funeral procession from the house to the cemetery. [Dunfermline Journal 13 June 1925] Inspector of Mines' Report - 1925: Roof fall At Lady Helen Pit, Dundonald Colliery, Fife, a machineman was at the front end of a coal cutting machine, when, without warning, a stone fell from the roof on to his back and killed him. The fall was 6 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 15 in. thick, and weighed about 30 cwts. It came from between two unseen parallel lypes approximately at right angles to the face. No timber was displaced. The systematic use of straps might have saved the machineman's life.