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Surname
WALKER
Forename
Peter
Day
06
Month
08
Year
1915
Age
26
Occupation
Night Oversman
Mine/Quarry Name
Dunnikier, Lena Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kirkcaldy
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
6 August 1915: PROMISING KIRKCALDY OVERSMAN IS KILLED BY FALL OF STONE IN LENA PIT. - The Lena Pit of the Dunnikier Colliery was yesterday the scene a fatal accident —the victim being Peter Walker, a night oversman, who resided Muttonhall Cottages, Chapel, near Kirkcaldy. Walker, who was 26 years of age and unmarried, had just finished clearing away a fall of stone from the roof in the main haulage-way when suddenly a further fall occurred, a huge stone striking him on the head and killing him instantly. Only a day or two ago Walker gained his manager's certificate. [Dundee Courier 7 August 1915]