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Surname
SPOWART
Forename
James Jnr
Day
28
Month
10
Year
1939
Age
44
Occupation
Machineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Valleyfield
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Newmills
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
Shotfiring led to a methane explosion, which was spread by coal dust. Explosion killed 35.