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Surname
WHITECROSS
Forename
Robert
Day
09
Month
04
Year
1919
Age
53
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Newcraighall
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Newcraighall
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
9 April 1919: Miner’s Fatal Accident – While at work in the Newcraighall pit of the Niddrie and Benhar Coal Company, Robert Whitecross (53) a Musselburgh miner who resided at 61 Inveresk Road, sustained injuries that were fatal. [Edinburgh Evening News 11 April 1919] FAI notification Scotsman 15 April 1919 and death cert.