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Surname
CAMPBELL
Forename
John
Day
20
Month
10
Year
1932
Age
Occupation
Machineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Cardowan
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Dunlop & Co. Ltd
Location
Stepps
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
20 October 1932: Lanarkshire Pit Fatality - A miner was killed and another seriously injured yesterday in Cardowan Colliery, Stepps, near Glasgow, as the result of a fall from the roof. The victim was John Campbell, Anallan Cottage, Easterhouse. His mate, Daniel Hynds, 130 Barrocks Street, Glasgow, is detained in Glasgow Royal Infirmary suffering from leg injuries. A number of men were working in the colliery, which belongs to James Dunlop & Co. (Ltd.), Glasgow when the mishap occurred shortly after one o'clock in the morning. Campbell was operating a. coal cutting machine at the coalface, with Hynds assisting him, when a portion of the roof fell. Campbell was buried in the debris, and succumbed to his injuries a few hours later. Hynds managed to jump partially clear of the fall, and was rescued by his father, who was working in a section nearby. [Scotsman 21 October 1932]