About 7.30am on Wednesday 6th March 1907, the lifeless body of a man was found in the empty limestone kiln at Newfield, Auchentibber, High Blantyre. The body, which had the appearance of being a navvy or tramp was taken to the mortuary at High Blantyre for identification. The man appeared to be around 33 years […]
“On Wednesday 28th February, the body of a man about 60 years, and apparently a tramp, was found lying at the Greenhall brickwork near High Blantyre. On the body were two pawn tickets bearing the name John Chalmers, for articles pledged in Wishaw and Motherwell. It has transpired that the man had told some people […]