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Surname
BRADFORD
Forename
Robert
Day
25
Month
04
Year
1928
Age
38
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Kames
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Muirkirk
County
Ayrshire
Details of Event
25 April 1928: Muirkirk Miners' Remarkable Escape - Whilst at work yesterday in Kames Pit, belonging to Wm Baird &; Co., Muirkirk, two men, Robert Bradford (38), married, residing at Donaldo Place, Muirkirk, and Patrick Mackin (16), residing at Kames Row, Muirkirk, were buried under a heavy fall of coal. The relief parties took two hours to dig them out, but after examination it was found that apart from severe bruises both men escaped from other injuries. One of the men, Bradford, fainted on being released. They were both medically attended at the pit and removed home in the ambulance [Scotsman 26 Apr 1928]