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Surname
DRYLIE
Forename
David
Day
02
Month
10
Year
1924
Age
68
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Wallyford
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Edinburgh Collieries Co Ltd
Location
Mussleburgh
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
2 October 1924: Midlothian Pit Fatality - David Drylie, miner, 68 years of age, Chucker's Row, Wallyford, who was instantaneously killed by a fall of timber in Wallyford Pit, near Musselburgh, was in his younger days one of the most experienced anglers in the Musselburgh district, and was also a member of Musselburgh Town Band. [Scotsman 4 October 1924]