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Surname
SPOWART
Forename
David
Day
05
Month
07
Year
1927
Age
41
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Donibristle, James Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cowdenbeath
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
5 July 1927: Fife Pit Fatality – David Spowart, 41, West Park St, Cowdenbeath, was so badly injured yesterday by being caught between pinion wheels of a haulage engine he was attending in the James Pit, Donibristle Colliery, Fife, that he died within a few minutes. He leaves a widow and five of a family. [Scotsman 6 July 1927]