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Surname
MALCOLM
Forename
Daniel
Day
29
Month
11
Year
1932
Age
50
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Rosie
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wemyss Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Buckhaven
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
29 November 1932: Buckhaven Miner Killed - Daniel K. Malcolm, East Wemyss, a native of Buckhaven, employed as a brusher in the Rosie Colliery of the East Wemyss Coal Company, was killed yesterday morning by the fall of a girder. The night shift work was nearly completed when the girder suddenly came away, striking Malcolm on the head and killing him instantly. Malcolm, who was about 50, was well known throughout the district as a layman preacher and a poet. Last week, he gave a recital of his poetical pieces at a large gathering in Buckhaven. [Scotsman 29 November 1932]