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Surname
SINCLAIR
Forename
William
Day
11
Month
02
Year
1930
Age
40
Occupation
Undermanager
Mine/Quarry Name
Haugh
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Kilsyth
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
11 February 1930: Fatal Fall Down Pit Shaft - William Sinclair, colliery under manager, last night fell down the shaft of Messrs Wm. Baird & Co.'s Haugh Colliery, Kilsyth, a distance of about 40 fathoms, and was found lying dead at the bottom. He fell from the mid-level, and, owing to the cage jamming, it was several hours before his body was reached. Sinclair, who was about 40 years of age, had been resident in Kilsyth only a few months. [Scotsman 12 February 1930]