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Surname
BOYD
Forename
Hugh
Day
11
Month
10
Year
1909
Age
37
Occupation
Sinker
Mine/Quarry Name
Newcraighall
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Newcraighall
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
Deceased and another sinker were descending in the kettle, and when 8 fathoms from the bottom, the kettle struck a beam causing him to be thrown out into the shaft.