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Law Pit Disaster: 4 Men Dead
As the men made their way to start their shift at No2 Brownlee Pit, Law, owned by Wilson’s & Clyde Coal Co Ltd, on the morning of Tuesday...

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Mar 15, 20214 min read
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Young Carluke Man Loses his Life in the "Titanic" Disaster
On 27th April 1912, the ‘Carluke Gazette’ reported the sad news that 19-year-old housepainter James Kelly, the son of William Kelly and...

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Jan 31, 20211 min read
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Double Murder!
Don’t worry. This terrible event didn’t happen recently. It took place in October 1837. In November 1837 papers across the country...

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Jan 15, 20215 min read
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Carluke’s Other Pandemic – The Spanish Flu (1918-19)
For the past seven months, we have been trying to cope with the impact and wide-reaching consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is...

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Nov 21, 20203 min read
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