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Surname
RICHARDS
Forename
Joseph
Day
08
Month
01
Year
1917
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Giffnock
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Giffnock Collieries Ltd
Location
Thornliebank
County
Renfrewshire
Details of Event
8 January 1917: Miner Killed at Giffnock Colliery - A miner named Joseph Richards, who resided in Bengal Street Pollokshaws, was killed yesterday in Giffnock Colliery, near Pollokshaws. He was working at the face when a part of the roof fell upon him and broke his neck [Scotsman 9 January 1917]