Disasters - Names		Disasters - Names

Date:	28th October 1939
Colliery:	Valleyfield
Cause:	Explosion, firedamp, propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing
Lives Lost:	33

	Anderson, Archibald, aged 46, Brusher, address: 44 Abbey Cres, High Valleyfield
	Baillie, David, aged 35, Brusher, address: The Ness, Torryburn
	Banks, Alexander, aged 46, Transport, address: 6 East Ave, Blairhall (died in hospital)
	Brown, John, aged 23, Brusher, address: 8 Bowmont Street, Low Valleyfield
	Cairns, David, aged 35, Brusher, address: 39 Preston Street, High Valleyfield
	Campbell, Thomas, aged 56, Brusher, address: Main Street, Newmills
	Christie, Alexander, aged 61, Supervisor, address: Culross
	Clark, Thomas, aged 47, Brusher, address: 34 Abbey Cres, High Valleyfield
	Devlin, William, aged 37, Machineman, address: 12 Woodhead Street, High Valleyfield
	Doohan, Arthur, aged 39, Brusher, address: Burn Street, High Valleyfield
	Ewing, Duncan, aged 27, Brusher, address: 22 Dundonald Terrace, Low Valleyfield
	Gauld, Aubrey, aged 34, Brusher, address: Mid Row, Hill of Beath
	Gilliard, Peter, aged 23, Brusher, address: 39 Abbey Cres, High Valleyfield
	Glass, Edward, aged 27, Transport, address: 14 Dundonald Ter., Low Valleyfield
	Hogg, David, aged 49, Packer, address: Hawthorn Cottage, Carnock
	Irvine, James, aged 37, Packer, address: West End, Low Valleyfield
	Keegan, Bert, aged 52, Brusher, address: 61 Woodside Street, High Valleyfield
	Kerr, Thomas, aged 58, address: 36 Abbey Cres, High Valleyfield (died in hospital)
	Kerr, Thomas, jnr., aged 26, Fireman, address: 36 Abbey Cres, High Valleyfield
	Lang, Robert, aged 23, Engineer, address: 6 Preston Cres, High Valleyfield
	Lawrie, Alexander, aged 31, Brusher, address: 147 Baldridge Burn, Dunfermline
	Link, Edmund, aged 24, Transport, address: Braeside Cottage, Low Valleyfield
	Martin, Peter, aged 42, Brusher, address: 5 Abbey Cres, High Valleyfield
	McFadzean, James, aged 28, Transport, address: 33 Preston Cres, High Valleyfield
	McFarlane, Robert, aged 41, Repairer, address: Main St Newmills
	McIntyre, John, aged 22, Electrician, address: 21 Preston Cres, High Valleyfield
	Morrison, Colin, aged 51, Fireman, address: 18 Woodhead Street, High Valleyfield
	Murray, Michael, aged 33, Brusher, address: Burn Street, High Valleyfield
	Nicholson, Robert, aged 32, Brusher, address: North Rd, Saline
	Paterson, Alexander, aged 32, Brusher, address: 19 Abbey Cres, High Valleyfield
	Ramage, William, aged 52, Brusher, address: Blairwood Ter, Oakley
	Spowar, James, jnr., aged 29, Machineman, address: Tinian Cres, Newmills
	Tinney, Michael, aged 35, Transport, address: 3 Woodhead Street, High Valleyfield
	Tole, Henry, aged 29, Machineman, address: 26 Preston Cres, High Valleyfield
	Wright, Robert, aged 48, Brusher, address: 1 Dunmarle Street, High Valleyfield
	All names found
	Youngest: 22 years old ; Oldest: 61 ; Average: 37

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