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Surname
SPENCE
Forename
Robert
Day
05
Month
08
Year
1924
Age
49
Occupation
Hole Borer
Mine/Quarry Name
Auchinlea, No.10 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Auchinlea Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Hareshaw
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
5 August 1924: Cleland – Miner Killed - While at work a hole-borer In No.10 Pit, belonging to the Auchinlea Coal Company, Limited, Cleland, Robert Spence (49), Greenhill, by Cleland, was accidentally killed on Tuesday night. He was just finishing his shift about 8 pm, when a fall of roof occurred, completely burying him. Although a squad of men worked continuously in an effort to rescue the unfortunate man, it was after four o’clock on Wednesday morning before his body could be reached. Death must have been instantaneous, as he was badly injured. Spence is survived by a widow and grown-up family. A sad feature is that he had only commenced work that day, having been idle for several months. [Motherwell Times 8 August 1924]