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Surname
RAE
Forename
James
Day
23
Month
01
Year
1928
Age
52
Occupation
Mine
Mine/Quarry Name
Neilsland, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Watson Ltd
Location
Hamilton
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
23 January 1928: Miner Fatally Injured – James Rae, 52, miner, 93 Beckford Street, was so seriously injured while at work in No 1 Pit, Neilsland Colliery, early on Monday morning, that he died in the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow on the same day. It seems that the unfortunate man was filling a hutch when he was caught by a heavy fall of coal, which pinned him to the pavement by the left leg. Fellow workmen extricated him with all possible speed, but the injury coupled with severe shock proved fatal as already stated. [Hamilton Advertiser 28 January 1928]