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Surname
RITCHIE
Forename
Thomas
Day
20
Month
08
Year
1925
Age
35
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Bothwell Castle, No.4 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Blantyre
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
20 August 1925: Fatal Colliery Accident – About 11 o'clock on Thursday forenoon a fatal accident occurred in Priory Colliery (Wm. Baird & Co Ltd) which resulted in the death of Thomas Ritchie, about 35 years of age, who resided in lodgings with Miss Scott, Dunfield Terrace, Blantyre. The man had been at work in the pan run in the north section of No.4 pit, when a heavy fall, estimated at between 20 and 30 tons came on him, and he was completely buried beneath the debris. A large number of workmen were soon on the scene and at once set to work to clear the face and get the unfortunate man out, but when extricated it was found that he was dead. The miners in the pit then stopped work for the day. [Hamilton Advertiser 22 August 1925]