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Surname
DENHOLM
Forename
James
Day
14
Month
02
Year
1930
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Carberry
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Edinburgh Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Whitecraig
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
14 February 1930: Musselburgh Miner Killed - A fall of coal in the workings of Carberry Colliery, Musselburgh, yesterday morning, involved four miners, three of whom escaped with slight injuries, but the fourth, James Denholm, Cowpits Musselburgh, was crushed to death. Denholm, who had served throughout the war, leaves a widow and several young children. [Scotsman 15 February 1930]