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Surname
CAMPBELL
Forename
James
Day
28
Month
07
Year
1923
Age
52
Occupation
Bricklayer's labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Gartshore, Nos 1, 3, 4 & 14 Pits
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Twechar
County
Dunbartonshire
Details of Event
Explosions of firedamp – An explosion of gas blew out a brick wall on the outbye side of which the men were working. The men were killed. H.M. Deputy Chief Inspector of Mines held an lnquiry and published a report on the accident. Gartshore Accident Page