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Surname
COLQUHOUN
Forename
Robert
Day
01
Month
09
Year
1917
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Loganlea
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
United Collieries Ltd
Location
West Calder
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
1 September 1917: Two Coal Miners Killed – On Saturday two coal miners, Robert Colquhoun, a married man who lived at Longridge, and Mr Pate, a married man who stayed at Breich Terrace, West Calder, lost their lives by mining accidents. Pate was killed in Woodmuir Colliery and Colquhoun in Loganlea Colliery, by falls of stones from the roof. Both pits belong to the United Collieries (Limited). [Scotsman 3 September 1917]