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Surname
STEWART
Forename
Samuel
Day
30
Month
03
Year
1929
Age
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Rosehall, No.3 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Robert Addie & Sons Collieries Ltd
Location
Coatbridge
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
30 March 1929: Bellshill - Fatal Colliery Accident - Early on Sunday morning, while Samuel Stewart, colliery brusher of Churchside Place, West End, Bellshill, was at work removing hutches in No.3 pit Rosehall, his head came in violent contact with the roof of the workings, and was instantly killed. Deceased formerly worked at Hattonrigg Colliery, and on its closing down a few months ago he found work in Rosehall. He was a married man and 42 years of age. [Hamilton Advertiser 30 March 1929]