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Surname
BROWN
Forename
Alexander
Day
16
Month
03
Year
1943
Age
60
Occupation
Overman
Mine/Quarry Name
Blairhall, Lord Bruce Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Coltness Iron Co. Ltd
Location
East Grange
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
16 March 1943: Fatal Accident In Fife Pit - Alexander Brown (60), oversman, 20 Rintoul Avenue, Blairhall, was killed while at work in Blairhall Colliery last night. Brown was engaged in No. 4 East 5-foot section of the Lord Bruce Pit when a quantity of material fell on him from the roof and he was so severely injured that he died almost immediately. [Evening Telegraph 17 March 1943]