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Surname
WRIGHT
Forename
John
Day
19
Month
01
Year
1931
Age
37
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Woolmet
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Portobello
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
19 January 1931: Fatality At Woolmet Pit - John Wright (37), a miner, residing at 90 Back Street, Dalkeith, was killed by a fall of stone in Woolmet Colliery. He went out to work on the night shift after being off through illness for several weeks. He was a single man, and resided with his widowed mother. [Scotsman 21 January 1931]