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Surname
VARCOE
Forename
Robert
Day
24
Month
12
Year
1908
Age
18
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Ruddle Quarry
Mineral Worked
China Clay
Owner
Cornwall China Clay Co.
Location
St Austell
County
Cornwall
Details of Event
He and others were employed filling trucks with sand from an old waste heap, with a view to its removal, when a sudden rush of sand occurred, knocking him down and smothering him.