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Surname
SMITH
Forename
William
Day
22
Month
10
Year
1933
Age
37
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Frances
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Dysart
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
22 October 1933: Fatal Accident At Dysart Colliery - William Smith, a 37-year-old miner, residing at The Cross, Dysart, was the victim of an accident at the Frances Colliery, Dysart, It is understood that Smith was operating a coal-cutting machine when a portion of the roof fell, and he was pinned to the ground by a large block of stone. It was only after half an hour's work that his mates succeeded in extricating him, and life was found to be extinct. Smith is survived by his widow and four children. [Scotsman 23 October 1933]