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Surname
CRAWFORD
Forename
Thomas
Day
11
Month
05
Year
1916
Age
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Carledubs Mine
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
Broxburn Oil Co. Ltd
Location
Uphall
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
11 May 1916: Fatal Accident in Broxburn Shale Mine - Yesterday afternoon a miner's drawer named Thomas Crawford, who resided in Main Street, Uphall, was killed by a fall of shale in Curdubs Mine, belonging to Broxburn Oil Company. A miner named Matthew Allan, who resides at Alexander Street, Uphall, received slight injuries and shock. [Scotsman 12 May 1916]