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Surname
THAIN
Forename
John
Day
07
Month
07
Year
1904
Age
17
Occupation
Storekeeper
Mine/Quarry Name
Wallyford
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Edinburgh Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Musselburgh
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
Deceased had examined a waggon at the screens to ascertain if any stores been left in it and stepped on main line and was run down by the locomotive. The noise made by the coal cleaning and separating plant prevented him hearing the approach of the engine.