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Surname
RINTOUL
Forename
Thomas
Day
05
Month
05
Year
1936
Age
37
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Gilmerton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Gilmerton Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Gilmerton
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
5 May 1936: Miner Killed In Edinburgh Pit - Thomas Rintoul (27), a miner, of 34 Niddrie Mains Drive, lost his life in a pit accident at Gilmerton, Edinburgh, yesterday. It appears that he was lighting fuses for shot firing in No.4 Bench in Gilmerton Colliery when the accident occurred. He was struck by lumps of stone and coal. His fellow miners rushed to his aid, but Rintoul, who was severely injured, died within a few minutes. [Scotsman 6 May 1936]