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Surname
YOUNG
Forename
Archibald
Day
09
Month
09
Year
1940
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Newcraighall
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Newcraighall
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
9 September 1940: Newcraighall Miner Killed - An elderly miner was killed when he was struck by a fall of stone in Newcraighall Pit, Musselburgh, early yesterday morning. He was Archibald Young, who lived at 4 Park View, Newcraighall. Death was apparently instantaneous. [Scotsman 10 September 1940]