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Surname
SMITH
Forename
William
Day
25
Month
03
Year
1938
Age
25
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Maxwell
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Ayrshire Collieries (1928) Ltd
Location
Dailly
County
Ayrshire
Details of Event
25 March 1938: William Smith (25) miner, 5 Lendal Quadrant, Girvan, lost his life in an accident in the Maxwell Pit, near Dailly, yesterday. Smith was working at the coal face when, he was struck by a heavy fall of stone. [Scotsman 26 March 1938]