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Surname
BROWN
Forename
Alexander
Day
31
Month
03
Year
1928
Age
31
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Polton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lothian Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Bonnyrigg
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
31 March 1928: Pit Fatality at Bonnyrigg - Alexander Brown (31), pit brusher, was instantaneously killed on Saturday in Polton pit, Bonnyrigg, by a fall of stones from the roof of the workings. He resided at West Lodge, Melville, Lasswade, and leaves a wife and three children. [Scotsman 2 April 1928]