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Surname
DAVIS
Forename
Thomas
Day
15
Month
08
Year
1930
Age
49
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Woolmet
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Portobello
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
15 August 1930: Miner Killed By A “Fall” - Thomas Davis (49), a brusher, who resided at 83 Jewel Cottages, Portobello, was killed while at work in Woolmet Colliery yesterday. Davis was crushed beneath a fall of stone from the roof. [Scotsman 16 August 1930]