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Surname
WELLS
Forename
William
Day
18
Month
11
Year
1939
Age
30
Occupation
Fireclay Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Milnquarter Fireclay Mine
Mineral Worked
Fireclay
Owner
John G. Stein & Co.
Location
High Bonnybridge
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
18 November 1939: Roof Fall Kills Miner - William Wells, fireclay miner, who lived at Broomhill, High Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire, was killed while at work in J.G. Stein & Co.'s Milnquarter Fireclay Pit on Saturday. He was pinned down by a heavy fall of material from the roof in the underground workings. The debris was removed by fellow-workers, but Wells was found to be dead. He was married and about 30 years of age. [Scotsman 20 November 1939]