Danger of fatal poisoning by gas in a Blantyre household of ten was averted by the presence of mind and promptitude of the mother. In the early morning of Wednesday 23rd August 1933, she awakened in a dazed condition. She rose from bed and fell on the floor. She found her husband, who was sitting […]
In 1948, Bothwell miners reckoned they knew a man who can knock spots off Slogger Williams, the record-breaking Welsh miner’s record of loading coal. Their champion is 32-year-old Tommy Travers, Baird’s Row, Blantyre. Tommy’s record is 21 tons a shift —or the equivalent of about 60 bags of coal every hour! It’s not as high […]