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Surname
ANTONAVICH
Forename
Michael
Day
23
Month
05
Year
1935
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Ramsay
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Shotts Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Loanhead
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
23 May 1935: Miner Killed At Loanhead – Michael Antonavich, miner, who resided at Eskdall Street, Dalkeith, was instantaneously killed while at work yesterday. He was employed with the Shotts Iron Co Ltd at Ramsay Colliery, Loanhead, and fell a distance of about 200 feet over an incline sustaining severe head injuries. Most of the miners employed at the colliery stopped work for the day when the accident became known. [Scotsman 24 May 1935]