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Surname
TURNER
Forename
Robert
Day
22
Month
03
Year
1930
Age
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Kames
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Muirkirk
County
Ayrshire
Details of Event
22 March 1930: Muirkirk - Mining Accident - On Saturday, Robert Turner, residing at Smallburn, and a young lad, J. Kirkwood, residing at Kames Row, were caught by a fall from the roof in Kames Colliery. Kirkwood escaped with slight injuries, Turner sustained a serious fracture of the leg, and was immediately removed to Kilmarnock Infirmary. [Hamilton Advertiser 29 March 1930]