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Surname
PORTEOUS
Forename
Richard
Day
16
Month
12
Year
1925
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Lethans, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wilson's & Clyde Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Saline
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
16 December 1925: Steelend Miner Killed – Fall From the Roof – Richard Porteous, a miner, who resided at Woodside Place, Steelend, was killed by a fall from the roof at No 2 Lethans Colliery on Wednesday. Deceased was a member of the late Parish Council, and took a prominent part in the affairs of the district. [Dunfermline Journal 19 December 1925]