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Surname
SUTTIE
Forename
William
Day
09
Month
01
Year
1940
Age
52
Occupation
Shot Firer
Mine/Quarry Name
Minto, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lochgelly Iron & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Lochgelly
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
9 January 1940: Lochgelly Miner’s Death - A well-known Fife bowler and quoiter, William Suttie, 2 Melville Street, Lochgelly, was found dead yesterday in No.1 pit, Minto Colliery, Lochgelly, belonging to the Lochgelly Iron and Coal Co. Ltd. Suttie was a shot firer. He had placed a shot in the mine, and the miners in the vicinity had retired in one direction, while he had gone in the other. After the shot had been fired the miners could not see Suttie, and after a search they found him lying dead. He was 52 years of age, and belonged to a family connected with Lochgelly coalmining for generations. He was a keen quoiter, and was also a prominent member of Lochgelly Bowling Club. Suttie is survived by a widow and a family of two. [Scotsman 10 January 1940]