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Surname
SHAW
Forename
George
Day
03
Month
12
Year
1923
Age
63
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Smeaton, New Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
A.G. Moore & Co. Ltd
Location
Dalkeith
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
3 December 1923: Miner Killed at Smeaton Colliery - George Shaw, an employee at the New Pit, Smeaton, Dalkeith, was instantaneously killed yesterday, the explosives which he was carrying having gone off. Shaw was 63 years of age, and, resided at Musselburgh. [Scotsman 4 December 1923]