Algernon Colliery

1853, 03 Aug - High Main seam reached

1853, 30 Mar - Sinking started

Bean, George W., 20 Nov 1959, (accident: 19 Nov 1959), aged 57, Miner

Blake, George W. B., 15 Jan 1937, aged 55, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Campbell, J. E., 06 Apr 1957, (accident: 04 Mar 1943), aged 42, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Carr, Ralph William, 09 Jun 1952, aged 40, Composite, killed by a fall of stone

Chatterley, Ernest, 02 May 1930, (accident: 15 Apr 1930), aged 57, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone

Cockburn, Thomas, 04 Jul 1925, aged 61, Engineman, Crushed by Machinery

Crosby, William, 09 Jun 1911, (accident: 11 Jun 1904), aged 72, Miner

Curry, Percival D. (Percy), 20 Feb 1923, aged 31, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Elliott, Joseph, 02 Jun 1960, aged 45, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Hindmarsh, John Mason, 26 Aug 1919, (accident: 14 Mar 1919), aged 50, Stoneman, crushed by runaway tub

Hook, Andrew, 21 Jan 1930, aged 32, Filler, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. Albans Churchyard, Earsdon

Hornsby, Bernard, 16 Feb 1959, aged 32, address: Oswin Avenue, Forest Hall, he was killed when a stone measuring nine feet by five feet fell on him, left a wife and two children, his wife was pregnant with their third child, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton

Lamb, Joseph (Riddle), 01 Jan 1934, (accident: 29 Dec 1933), aged 35, Ropewayman, Crushed by Set

Little, Robert, 11 Dec 1908, (accident: 10 Dec 1908), aged 30, Hewer, poisoned by carbon monoxide from fumes of rippite

Lumley, Ernest E., 09 Jan 1963, aged 60, Datal, struck by cage

Main, Arthur, 30 Jan 1917, aged 15, Driver, died from blood poisoning

Miller, Charles, 28 Jun 1932, (accident: 24 May 1929), aged 50, Stoneman, fell on rail

Pilling, Peter Rush, 28 Jan 1941, (accident: 27 Jan 1941), aged 45, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Raffle, James Wardlaw, 01 Jul 1951, aged 48, killed when a prop sprung and hit him on head, cause of death: severe internal brain damage., Buried: Earsdon Cemetery

Robson, John, 08 Dec 1900, aged 27, Hewer, The deceased had charged a shot hole in the coal with ordinary gunpowder and stemmed it, after which the deputy gave him a piece of touch paper lighted by means of a heated wire. The deputy then left the deceased, who was found lying 8 feet from the shot hole, and had been killed by the coals projected by the shot. Probably he had nipped off the end of the squib too close. The deputy should have fired the shot himself. [Inquest attended], Buried: St. John's Churchyard, Killingworth

Romig, Ludwig, 02 Oct 1901, aged 34, Stoneman, The deceased men were preparing to timber the face of a gateway when the stone fell. The roof was full of slips. The chargeman had previously examined the place [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...]

Scott, Ernest, 30 May 1924, 7.15 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 15, Driver, Deceased was walking behind two full tubs, which were being drawn by a pony. The pony set had been brought from a siding and had travelled a distance of 83 yards when a runaway tub from the siding ran into deceased, and crushed him against the pony set. He had neglected to close the chock provided and a full tub left in the siding was disturbed by other tubs entering and so caused the runaway

Shepherd, Robert, 02 Oct 1901, aged 32, Shifter, The deceased men were preparing to timber the face of a gateway when the stone fell. The roof was full of slips. The chargeman had previously examined the place [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...]

Smith, John, 26 Aug 1924, 7.30 p.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 67, Stoneman, Deceased was ridding some stones at the edge of an old bordroom when a stone 7 ft. by 2 ft. by 1 ft. 9 ins. thick, fell from the roof in the old bord and killed him outright. He was aware of the bad roof and had set a temporary prop and plank close by

Taylor, Joseph, 21 Oct 1936, aged 29, Hewer, fell down shaft

Taylor, Thomas, 31 Jul 1922, aged 61, Chargeman, Inrush of Water

Thompson, Matthew Y., 03 Jul 1946, (accident: 02 Jul 1946), aged 43, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Waggott, Christopher, 17 Jan 1914, (accident: 15 Jan 1914), aged 24, Hewer, The deputy had 2 shots to fire in deceased's working place, which was 8 feet wide. After firing the first shot and coupling up the second, deceased remembered that he had left his explosive canister in the face, and obtained permission to get it. Whilst deceased was away a hewer from an adjoining place came out for his bait, and sat near the deputy, who took it for granted that this man was deceased, but did not identify him at the time. He fired the shot, which caused injuries to deceased, which terminated fatally two days later.

Watson, Tyzack, 02 Feb 1935, aged 60, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Wilkinson, David, 25 May 1942, (accident: 25 Sep 1941), aged 59, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Winter, William, 12 Dec 1917, (accident: 21 Sep 1916), aged 55, Screener, crushed