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Surname
HUNTER
Forename
James
Day
02
Month
02
Year
1937
Age
47
Occupation
Shale Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Duddingston, No.1 Mine
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
Oakbank Oil Co. Ltd
Location
Dalmeny
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
2 February 1937: Killed By A Fall of Shale - A bad fall of shale in Duddingston (No.1) mine, near Winchburgh, was responsible for the death yesterday of James Hunter (47), of Sanquhart Terrace, Hopetoun Road, South Queensferry. Hunter was removed by ambulance to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary suffering from multiple injuries, and died a few hours later. [Scotsman 3 February 1937] FAI record – James Hunter, shale miner, 48 Farquhar Terrace, South Queensferry, died on 2 February 1937 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on the same day in Duddingston Shale Mine, Abercorn Parish, West Lothian, when material fell from the roof on him. NAS Reference: SC41/13/1937/2