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Surname
ROBERTSON
Forename
David Brown
Day
14
Month
07
Year
1916
Age
Occupation
Hill Foreman
Mine/Quarry Name
Broomhouse
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Haughhead Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Broomhouse
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
14 July 1916: Fatal Colliery Accident - A well known resident, in the person of Mr David Robertson, Bankfoot Cottage, Croftbank Street, Uddingston died in the Royal Infirmary late on Friday night last week as the result of accident at Broomhouse Colliery early that morning. Deceased, who had been in the employ of the Company for close on forty years, was latterly hill foreman, and while in the execution of his duty was unfortunately run down and his leg badly crushed. It was not at first considered serious, but he gradually sank, and died as stated. The funeral, which was a public one, took place to Bothwell Park Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon, and was largely attended. [Hamilton Advertiser - Saturday 22 July 1916]