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Surname
BROWN
Forename
Archibald
Day
26
Month
10
Year
1939
Age
35
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Swinhill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Darngavil Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Larkhall
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
26 October 1939: Colliery Explosion at Larkhall - Two Miners Dead - Two miners were killed as the result of an explosion in the Drumgray section of Swinhill Colliery, Larkhall, yesterday afternoon. The victims were Archibald Brown (35), of Stonehouse, and John Clark (16), of Birkenshaw, near Larkhall. Brown was a married man and is survived by his wife and one child. Clark resided with his parents. There were other men working in the colliery at the time, but they were not affected by the explosion. With their mouths and noses covered with handkerchiefs and cloth to combat the dense smoke, seven miners made five attempts to rescue the two men. [Scotsman 27 October 1939]