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Surname
PORTEOUS
Forename
James
Day
08
Month
03
Year
1931
Age
Occupation
Oncost man
Mine/Quarry Name
Woolmet
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Portobello
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
8 March 1931: Pit Fatality At Musselburgh - James Porteous, an oncost man, residing in Market Street, Musselburgh, was crushed to death yesterday morning by a fall of stone in the underground workings of Woolmet Colliery, near Musselburgh. He was a married man. [Scotsman 9 March 1931]