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Surname
BRADLEY
Forename
Hugh
Day
25
Month
04
Year
1935
Age
61
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Quarter
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
United Collieries Ltd
Location
Quarter
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
24 April 1935: Miner's Death - Found Semi-Conscious After Pit-Bottom Search - The death this week of Hugh Bradley, an elderly miner residing at Limekilburn Road, Quarter, near Hamilton, occurred in unusual circumstances. Bradley was employed at Quarter colliery, and until last week was apparently in the best of health. On Wednesday last he descended the pit, but failed to return to the pit bottom on Thursday morning at the end of his shift. A search was made and Bradley was discovered lying in a semi-conscious condition near the coal face. He was hastily removed to the surface, where he was medically examined, and then conveyed home. Though able to speak, Bradley was unable to say what had happened to him, and he remained in a semi-conscious condition until his death. It is understood that death was due to shock. No evidence of an accident at the coal face has been found. Bradley, who was 61 years of age, is survived by a widow and an adopted daughter. [Scotsman 25 April 1935]