大象传媒

Hugh Johnstone of Dalmellington remembers a local boy - Stewart Blane - who started as a surfaceworker at Chalmerston Pit aged 21 and was due to be called up for the war. However, his family arranged for him to go down the pit as mining was a reserved occupation and he would not need to go to war. He worked on the surface until Hogmanay 1940 (31st December) had a day off for the New Years Day holiday - then went down the pit for the first time on the 2nd January 1941. He was killed underground in the pit by a runaway coal hutch on the 11th January 1941.

漏 Copyright of content contributed to this Archive rests with the author. Find out how you can use this.