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Surname
WILSON
Forename
Walter
Day
25
Month
07
Year
1939
Age
34
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Hirstrigg
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Garscube Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Shotts
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
25 July 1939: While working yesterday in Hirstrigg Colliery. Salsburgh, Walter Wilson (34), 223 Muirhall Terrace, Salsburgh, sustained injuries to his back and chest, when he was pinned beneath a fall from the roof. After being medically treated, he was removed to Glasgow Royal Infirmary. [Scotsman 26 July 1939]