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| 1934, 25th September JAMES DARGAVEL KIRKCONNEL PIT FATALITY. James Dargavel, a miner a miner, aged fifty years, who resided in Main Street Kirkconnel, died in the Dumfries Infirmary last night as the result of injuries sustained in an accident in No. 1 Fauldhead Pit, yesterday afternoon. He was engaged at the coal face in a section known as Hill's Dook, when a Large quantity of stone fell and he was buried under it. When the unfortunate man was extricated it was discovered that he had sustained severe internal injuries. He was conveyed to the surface and received attention from Dr Bowman Edgar, and afterwards he was conveyed by ambulance to Dumfries Infirmary where he died as stated last night. The deceased, who was a native of Kirkconnel, was a married man with a family of three. Of a quiet unassuming disposition, he was well liked in the community.
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