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Surname
WRIGHT
Forename
John
Day
08
Month
04
Year
1925
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Blairmuckhill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
A. & G. Anderson
Location
Harthill
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
8 April 1925: Harthill - Fatal Colliery Accident - A sad accident took place on Wednesday afternoon in Blairmuckhole [sic] Colliery, Harthill (A. and G. Anderson Ltd.) whereby John Wright, miner, 35 Main Street, Harthill, lost his life. The day shift had finished and the men were making their way to the pit bottom, along the main haulage road, when a heavy fall of roof took place. It was at first through all were clear, and it was only when checking the lamps returned that Wright was discovered to be missing. A party of men made for each side of the fall and after an hour of strenuous work came on his mangled, lifeless body. He leaves a widow and three young children. Along with his brothers he was joint owner of Harthill Picture House. [Hamilton Advertiser 11 April 1925]