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Surname
SNEDDON
Forename
George Ratcliffe
Day
29
Month
01
Year
1920
Age
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Westrigg
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
United Collieries Ltd
Location
Westcraigs
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
29 January 1920: Armadale Pit Accident – Two Men Killed – Five Injured – A serious accident is reported to have occurred at Westrigg Colliery, near Armadale. As the result of a heavy full from the roof, seven men were buried under the debris. When they were dug out, it was found that one of the men, John M'Garrity, Burnside Terrace, Blackridge, was dead. Three of the other men, George Sneddon, 2 Craig Terrace , Blackridge; James Watson, Woodside Terrace , Blackridge; and Peter Marshall, Entyfoot, Blackridge, who were severely injured, were removed to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, where Marshall subsequently died. The remaining three men, Thomas Marshall, 102 Westrigg; James Pease, Westrigg; and P Gribben, Harthill, who were less seriously injured, are being treated at their homes. [Scotsman 30 January 1920] NB George Ratcliffe Sneddon died 24 March 1920