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Surname
SCOBIE
Forename
James
Day
19
Month
08
Year
1916
Age
67
Occupation
Pithead Worker
Mine/Quarry Name
Polmaise, Nos 1 & 2 Pits
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Archibald Russell Ltd
Location
Stirling
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
19 August 1916: Fatal accident at Polmaise Colliery - On Saturday forenoon, James Scobie (67), pithead worker, residing at Weaver Row, Stirling, was found lying on the ground beside an engine-house at No.1 and 2 Pits, Polmaise colliery, near Stirling. He was found to be suffering from a dislocated shoulder and shock, and he was removed to Stirling Royal Infirmary, where he died shortly after admission. It is surmised that Scobie had received his injuries by falling from a scaffolding. [Scotsman 21 August 1916]