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Surname
RAFFERTY
Forename
Joseph
Day
21
Month
11
Year
1919
Age
Occupation
Shale Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Hopetoun, No.41 Mine
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Co. Ltd
Location
Winchburgh
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
Joseph Rafferty, miner, 2 Kennedy's Court, Main Street, Broxburn, died on 21 November 1919 in No.41 Shale Mine, Hopetoun, Abercorn Parish, Linlithgowshire, when a large quantity of material fell upon him. NAS Reference: SC41/13/1919/23