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Surname
BOYD
Forename
Robert
Day
29
Month
01
Year
1927
Age
37
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Thornlie, Thornhill Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Leggat & Sons
Location
Wishaw
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
An accident, resulting in the death of one man and serious injury to another, occurred in Thornhill Colliery, Wishaw on Saturday. Robert Boyd, 37, 244 Caledonian Road, Wishaw and James Lewis, 21, 10 M'Alpine Street, Wishaw, were at work in the main coal seam when there was a heavy fall of stone. Boyd was buried in the fall, but Lewis, who was only partly buried, called for help. His cries were heard by a pony driver who summoned assistance. Lewis was removed from his perilous position, and it was found that he suffered injuries to the right side of his face and to his right arm. The rescue party worked feverishly to release Boyd, who was pinned beneath a stone weighing about 10 cwt. The stone was at last removed, when it was found that he was dead. Boyd was a married man, and leaves a wife and three children. [Hamilton Advertiser 5 February 1927]