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Surname
SHAW
Forename
Daniel
Day
25
Month
12
Year
1923
Age
45
Occupation
Brushing Contractor
Mine/Quarry Name
Grange, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bridgeness Co. Ltd
Location
Bo’ness
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
25 December 1923: Miner Drops Dead At His Work - Daniel Shaw (45), brushing contractor, was about to finish his afternoon shift in No.2 coal pit, Grange, belonging to the Bridgeness Company (Limited), Bo'ness, when he dropped dead at his bench in the Bernard dook. A few minutes before the startling discovery was made a miner going down the dook spoke to Shaw in the passing, and there was then nothing to indicate that the end was so near. Death was certified to be due to heart failure. Deceased belonged to Lanarkshire. He went to Bo'ness three years ago. His widow lives at Helena Place, Grangepans. [Scotsman 26 December 1923]