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Surname
DUNCAN
Forename
George
Day
30
Month
07
Year
1934
Age
68
Occupation
Roadsman
Mine/Quarry Name
Smeaton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
A.G. Moore & Co. Ltd
Location
Dalkeith
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
30 July 1934: Fatality At Smeaton Colliery - George Duncan (68), a roadsman employed in No.1 Pit of the Smeaton Mines, was killed yesterday afternoon while at the haulage incline by some hutches coming along and severely crushing him. He died almost immediately. Duncan leaves his widow and a grown up family. His comrades stopped work out of sympathy. He resided at Smeaton Cottages, near Dalkeith. [Scotsman 31 July 1934]