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Surname
COOK
Forename
John
Day
30
Month
10
Year
1931
Age
59
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Blairhall
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Coltness Iron Co. Ltd
Location
East Grange
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
30 October 1931: Fife Pit Fatality - John Cook (59), a miner, who resided at 1 Rintoul Avenue, Blairhall, was killed yesterday afternoon as a result of a roof fall in the underground workings of Blairhall Colliery. Deceased, who was well-known in West Fife, was a member of the Executive Board of the Fife, Clackmannan, and Kinross miners' Union. He was a Justice of the Peace for the county. [Scotsman 31 October 1931]