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Surname
BROWN
Forename
James
Day
19
Month
06
Year
1916
Age
42
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Polmaise, Nos 1 & 2 Pits
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Archibald Russell Ltd
Location
Stirling
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
Roof fall. Early on Monday morning, James Brown (42), pit brusher, residing in St Marys Wynd, Stirling, met with a fatal accident while at work in the level section of the Knott coal seam of No.2 pit, MilIhall Colliery. It appears that a stone weighing about 2 tons fell from the roof and pinned Brown to the pavement, death being instantaneous. Deceased was a married man. (Stirling Observer).