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Surname
KAY
Forename
Robert Laughtamour
Day
24
Month
06
Year
1937
Age
60
Occupation
Colliery Supervisor
Mine/Quarry Name
Lochore, Mary No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Lochore
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
24 June 1937: Lochore Man Fatally Injured - A well-known West Fife colliery supervisor, Robert Kay, (60), Ballingry Road, Lochore, was fatally injured in the No.2 Pit at the Mary Colliery, Lochore, yesterday. He was working in the Bank Seam section when a large stone fell on him from the roof. The pit was idle yesterday in consequence of the accident. Deceased leaves a wife and family. [Scotsman, 25th June 1937]