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Surname
SMART
Forename
Robert Craig
Day
20
Month
09
Year
1934
Age
40
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Auchengeich
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Nimmo & Co. Ltd
Location
Chryston
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
20 September 1934, 3 and 9 October 1934: Brothers Killed In Pit - Tragic Coincidence Revealed at Inquiry - The tragic coincidence of the death of two brothers within a few days of each other, from injuries received in different collieries near Glasgow, was revealed at a Fatal Accidents Inquiry in Glasgow yesterday. The brothers were John M'Aloon (28), 8 Springvale Square, Bishopbriggs, and Thomas M'Aloon (39) 57 Mavis Valley, Bishopbriggs. It was stated that the younger brother died on October 3 from injuries received when he was crushed between a waggon and an iron standard at Wester Auchengeich Colliery, Auchinairn. Thomas M'Aloon was fatally injured on October 9 when he was struck on the back by a lump of coal following the firing of a shot in the Garscube Colliery Company's pit, Cadder Road, Glasgow. A formal verdict was returned by the jury in both cases. Inquiry was also made into the death of a third miner, Robert Craig Smart (40), 51 Auchinloch Road, Lenzie, who was crushed by runaway hutches in No. 2 pit, Auchengeich Colliery, on September 20. A formal verdict was returned. [Scotsman 2 November 1934]