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Surname
MacFARLANE
Forename
William
Day
13
Month
01
Year
1938
Age
24
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Prestongrange
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Summerlee Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Prestonpans
County
Haddingtonshire
Details of Event
13 January 1938: Two Miners Overcome by Fumes - William Cunningham (22), 15 Front Street, Prestonpans, and William Macfarlane (24), 24 Nimmo Avenue, Prestonpans, the two miners who were found last night lying unconscious at Prestongrange Colliery, near Musselburgh, were on inquiry at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary today stated to be still seriously ill. They had been overcome by fumes. It appears that the men had been working in a new section of the colliery and were boring an air course to open a seam. [Evening Telegraph 12 January 1938] Prestongrange Colliery Accident - Death of One of Injured Miners - The death took place yesterday of William Cunningham (22), 15 Front Street, Prestonpans, one of the two miners found lying unconscious in a roadway in Prestongrange Colliery, near Musselburgh, and removed to the Royal Infirmary on Tuesday night. He was working along with William Macfarlane (24), 24 Nimmo Avenue, Prestonpans , in a new section of the colliery when they were overcome by fumes. It appears that a shot back-fired. Macfarlane's condition was reported last night to be still serious. [Scotsman 14 January 1938]