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Fatal Accidents 1920

Accidents listed in the NAS cataologue or from death certificates for which we have no further information are highlighted by a shaded background

Year Month Day Name of Colliery First Name Surname Page
1920 January 2 Unknown (Hamilton area) Andrew Duncan Prosser FAI notice and death certificate
1920 January 8 Hallside John McIntosh Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages (natural causes)
1920  January 13 Murdostoun Francis McNally Newspaper report - Shotts pages
1920 January 21 Holytown James Skiffington
Newspaper report - Bothwell pages
1920 January 25 Bridgeness Joseph Murray Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1920 January 29 Greenfield William Stannage Newspaper report - Hamilton pages
1920 January 29 Westrigg John McGarrity Newspaper report - Lothians pages
Peter Marshall
George Ratcliffe Sneddon
1920 February 5 Woodside Robert McDonald Newspaper report - Dalserf pages
1920 February 5 Riddochill John Sneddon FAI record – NAS
1920 February 16 Greenfield John McFarlane Newspaper report - Hamilton pages
1920 February 19 Gordon George Park Newspaper report - Beath pages
1920 February 28 Bowhill Matthew Donaldson (Natural Causes) Newspaper report - Auchterderran pages
1920 February 25 Dunnett Shale Mine William Crawford FAI record – NAS
1920 March 2 Tower Mine William Murray Newspaper report - Dumfriesshire pages
1920 March 12 Lochhead Thomas Buist Newspaper report - Fife pages
1920 March 16 Easton Samuel Sweeney Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1920 March 20 Bardykes James McKenna Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1920 March 20 Newton William Walker Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1920 March 27 Westwood James Torrance Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1920 March 30 Shieldmains John Peebles Ayrshire accidents
1920 April 1 Foulshiels Jeremiah Greeney Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1920 April 5 Bellfield James Richardson Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1920 April 13 Garriongill Stephen Smith Newspaper report - Cambusnethan pages
1920 April 15 Earnock Morrison Docherty Newspaper report - Hamilton pages
1920 April 26 Bothwell Castle Donald McFarlane Newspaper report - Bothwell Castle page
William McFarlane
Anthony Nowasaytis
Peter McGinn
1920 May 11 Rutherglen Hugh Martin Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1920 May 26 Brigghills James Robb Newspaper report - Auchterderran pages
1920 May 26 Lassodie William Shoolbred Newspaper report - Beath pages
1920 May 27 Dalbeath Daniel Kean Newspaper report - Beath pages
1920 May 30 Minto William Galloway Newspaper report - Auchterderran pages
1920 May 30 Dysart John Clark Newspaper report - Fife pages
1920 June 1 Auchengeich John Marley Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
James Mooney
1920 June 11 Prestongrange William Ramsay Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1920 June 13 Blairhall Peter Armour Newspaper report - Fife pages
1920 June 18 Balbardie Colin Murray Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1920 June 20 Dalbeath Thomas Cowan Newspaper report - Beath pages
1920 June 21 Blairenbathie Robert Walkinshaw Newspaper report - Beath pages
1920 July 1 Blairadam Charles McHale Newspaper report - Beath pages
1920 July 14 Lumphinnans Thomas Forrest Newspaper report - Beath pages
1920 July 18 Polmaise Colliery John McConnell Struck by stone (Fallin memorial list)
1920 August 9 Woodmuir Hugh Stewart Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1920 August 12 Kames, Muirkirk Thomas Thomson Newspaper Report - Muirkirk pages
1920 August 28 Herdshill Andrew McDowell Newspaper report - Cambusnethan pages
1920 September 3 Bellfield Walter Baxter Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1920 September 6 Deans William Callendar Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1920 September 7 Fauldhead Matthew Lindsay Source – list published by Kirkconnel Parish Heritage Society
1920 September 8 Birkrigg Alexander Flannigan Newspaper report - Dalserf pages
1920  September 18 Daldowie John M'Ghee Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1920 September 20 Blairmuckhill John Young Gas explosion
1920 September 24 Bo'ness Thomas Grant Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1920 September 24 Castlehill James Watson Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1920 September 25 Curledubs, Broxburn Walter Gilbert Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1920 September 26 Bowhill Catherine Marshall Kerr Newspaper report - Auchterderran pages
1920 September 28 Dumbreck Donald Macdonald Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1920 September 29 Foulshiels Patrick Lee Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1920 October 12 Shale Mine, Deans Alexander Ellis FAI record – NAS
1920 October 13 Kames William Archibald Dempster Death certificate
1920 October 16 Shale Mine, Deans Alexander Fraser FAI record – NAS
1920 November 11 Lady Ha' pit Henry Coulter Ayrshire accidents
1920 November 15 Manor Powis John McGibbon Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1920 November 23 Kirkford James Smith Newspaper report - Beath pages
1920 November 28 NK James Flannigan Death cert
1920 November 29 Blackrigg Andrew Clifford FAI record – NAS
1920 November 30 Nellie John Bain Newspaper report - Auchterderran pages
1920 December 7 Carnock James Paterson Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1920 December 19 Polmaise Colliery Michael Kettrick Fall of stone from roof (Fallin memorial list)
1920 December 22 Aitken Thomas Farry Newspaper report - Beath pages
1920 December 24 Raith Thomas Forbes Newspaper report - Beath pages
1920 December 24 Kirkford George Chapman Newspaper report - Beath pages
1920 December 30 Muirhead George McCallum Newspaper report - Shotts pages

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