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Surname
CAIRNEY
Forename
Alexander
Day
29
Month
01
Year
1973
Age
Occupation
Deputy
Mine/Quarry Name
Bilston Glen
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
National Coal Board
Location
Loanhead
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
Alexander Cairney, colliery deputy, 41 Bath Street, Portobello, died on 29 January 1973, from injuries sustained on the same day, when been struck by a locomotive on the 2310 level pit bottom at Bilston Glen Colliery, Loanhead, Midlothian.