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Surname
YOUNG
Forename
Alexander
Day
19
Month
01
Year
1921
Age
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Dixon's
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Dixon Ltd
Location
Blantyre
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
19 January 1921: COLLIERY FATALITY. A distressing colliery accident occurred at Dixon’s Pit, Blantyre, on Wednesday, whereby a young man named Alex. Young, residing at 63 Hamilton Street, Motherwell, lost his life. His head was crushed between a waggon and a beam, causing instantaneous death. He was a son of the late James Young, plumber and tinsmith, Motherwell. [Motherwell Times 21 January 1921]