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Surname
THIRLWELL
Forename
John
Day
19
Month
06
Year
1937
Age
26
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Gateside
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bairds & Scottish Steel Ltd
Location
Kirkconnel
County
Dumfriesshire
Details of Event
19 June 1937: At Gateside Colliery, Sanquhar on Saturday forenoon, John Thirlwell, aged 26, who resided at Church Road, Sanquhar, was fatally injured by a fall of stone. He was working in Whitehill section of the colliery, at the coalface, and a large stone fell from the roof and knocked him to the ground. His neck was broken, and he died within a few minutes. The men employed at the colliery are to remain idle to-day as a mark of respect to their late comrade. [Scotsman 21 June 1937]