Ashington Colliery

1937, 09 Sep - Plessey seam abandoned

1944 - Yard seam abandoned

Adamson, William Taylor, 06 Sep 1946, aged 63, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone

Algar, Henry Joseph, 31 Oct 1912, aged 13, Screen boy, fell down stairway leading from the screens to ground level, Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

Allen, John, 13 Aug 1907, aged 45, Chargeman, electrocuted [More information ...]

Allison, William Saul, 03 Oct 1942, (accident: 24 Sep 1942), aged 63, Filler, crushed by tub and roof

Anderson, George Walker, 26 Dec 1922, (accident: 19 Dec 1922), aged 42, Coal Cutter, caught by cutter

Angus, William J., 28 Aug 1947, aged 50, Surface Foreman, fell on concrete floor

Armour, Alexander, 04 Apr 1923, (accident: 16 Mar 1923), aged 31, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Armstrong, John James, 06 Sep 1906, aged 35, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington [More information ...]

Armstrong, Robert, 06 Dec 1897, aged 15, Driver, He was driving a full set of tubs outbye, when he fell off the limmers and was crushed [Enquiries made]

Ashcroft, Edward, 17 May 1932, aged 56, Filler, cerebral haemorrhage

Atkinson, John, 13 Feb 1911, aged 77, Shifter, struck by prop

Auld, Joseph Knott, 24 Oct 1963, aged 38, Coal Cutter, fall of stone

Bailey, Thomas, 15 Jun 1922, (accident: 15 May 1922), aged 18, Putter, jammed by a tub

Baird, Oswald, 15 Jun 1923, (accident: 13 Jun 1923), aged 63, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Baird, Richard, 07 Sep 1924, (accident: 13 May 1924), aged 59, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone

Baldry, Walter Norman, 15 Feb 1929, (accident: 13 Feb 1929), aged 38, Platelayer, run over by loco in shunting yard, Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

Barrass, William, 13 Apr 1904, (accident: 26 Dec 1902), aged 32, Deputy, Deceased and another deputy were drawing timber in the goaf a few feet back from the face of longwall workings in the Yard seam, when a stone 4 feet by 3 feet and 7 inches thick suddenly fell upon him, and broke his back. They were only using the axe and had not with them "an appliance ready for use suitable for drawing timber without undue risk," as required by one of the new Timbering Special Rules which were then in force. Deceased was never able to move again, and eventually died from acute inflammation of the kidneys the result of the accident. An inquest was held

Beal, Thomas Watson, 14 Feb 1898, aged 45, Stoneman, Deceased was found lying in the middle of the way with his neck dislocated, but there was no evidence to show how the accident had occurred [Inspection made & inquest attended], Buried: St. John's Churchyard, Ashington

Bell, John, 17 Nov 1894, aged 65, Blacksmith, died suddenly from apoplexy in the smith's shop [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Bell, John Thomas, 06 Dec 1893, (accident: 23 Nov 1893, 8:30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift), aged 17, Putter, It was said that the deceased was injured by some planks falling on him which had been knocked out by the pony. The case does not seem to have been reported to any of the officials at the time, and the deceased continued at his work for a few days, when he was taken ill, and died on the 6th December [Inquest attended]

Bell, Watchman John, 12 Jul 1933, aged 36, Electrician, he was killed when he came into contact with a high-tension cable at the Bothal Barnes Drift

Black, Samuel, 16 May 1885, aged 29, Sinker, stone fell from side of sinking shaft

Blackhall, Robert Donald, 26 Jan 1923, (accident: 09 Jan 1923), aged 33, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Blain, John Robert, 08 Dec 1913, aged 25, Shifter, heart failure

Bloomfield, John, 11 Nov 1907, aged 53, Hewer, killed by a fall of roof, Buried: St. John's Churchyard, Ashington [More information ...]

Borthwick, Thomas, 27 Jan 1913, (accident: 25 Jan 1913), aged 21, Coal Filler, deceased was working in a machine face, casting coal to the gateway, when a stone 9 feet by 4 feet 6 inches by 4 inches broke over a prop and injured him fatally; the coal-cutter was not working at the time; he died on 27th January

Brewis, George, 19 May 1920, (accident: 02 Oct 1919), aged 67, Hewer, slipped while drilling

Brian, George W., 23 Jan 1985, (accident: 21 Aug 1972), aged 65, Miner

Brotherton, Robert, 31 Oct 1915, (accident: 11 Jun 1915), aged 67, Labourer, knocked down by wagon

Brown, Robert, 12 May 1882, (accident: 01 May 1882), aged 42, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone from roof, Buried: St. Andrew's Churchyard, Bothal

Brown, Robert, 17 Nov 1960, aged 24, Loader Operator, killed by a fall of stone

Bruce, John, 03 May 1897, aged 51, Hewer, He was in the act of "squaring up his jud" when the stone came away at a slip or "facing." Deceased's brother was close at hand [Inspection made]

Cable, Samuel, 03 Apr 1916, (accident: 25 Mar 1916), aged 29, Signalman, burned by beeswax

Cairns, J., 26 Dec 1936, killed by a fall of stone

Cairns, William Henry, 26 Oct 1936, aged 39, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Caisley, James, 22 Mar 1897, aged 23, Hewer, He was carelessly kirving in about 4 feet in a "broken jud" without setting any sprags when the coal and ramble fell on him. There was plenty of spare sprags at hand [Inspection made & inquest attended], Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

Campbell, George, 19 Feb 1919, aged 19, killed by a fall of stone

Campbell, John, 16 Feb 1900, (accident: 05 May 1898), aged 41, Miner

Carrigan, J. G., 30 Mar 1975, Shifter, pneumoconiosis

Cave, William Henry, 26 Apr 1940, (accident: 23 Apr 1940), aged 41, Drawer, killed by a fall of stone

Charlton, George, 25 Apr 1906, aged 22, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Chisholm, John R., 15 Apr 1947, (accident: 06 Apr 1947)

Chisholm, Robert, 13 Feb 1917, (accident: 14 Sep 1915), aged 65, Timberman, injured by a prop

Clough, William Smith, 13 Feb 1912, aged 18, Wagon lad, whilst going to his work along a railway line near the screens, he was caught between two wagons

Cobbledick, William J., 23 Feb 1953, aged 66, Datal Worker, struck by tubs

Cockburn, Joseph, 11 Sep 1913, aged 31, Stoneman, suicide

Coils, George, 01 Sep 1947, aged 44, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Conley, Robert, 1905, [approximate date]

Conley, Robert, 03 Oct 1911, (accident: 19 Sep 1911), aged 42, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Connelly, Peter, 07 Feb 1929, (accident: 06 Feb 1929), aged 44, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. John's Churchyard, Ashington

Cook, James Albert, 28 Jan 1923, (accident: 27 Jan 1923), aged 27, Hewer, crushed by tub and prop

Cook, John George, 17 Jan 1914, (accident: 08 Sep 1913), aged 51, Miner

Cookson, Robert, 07 Dec 1921, (accident: 28 Nov 1921), aged 19, Putter, knocked down by pony

Coombs, Ralph, 18 Mar 1934, (accident: 20 Feb 1930), aged 67, Shifter, (cancer)

Corbett, George Edward, 19 Feb 1919, aged 47, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Cotton, John, 19 Nov 1915, aged 43, Filler, killed by conveyor, Buried: St. John's Churchyard, Ashington

Cowell, Edward, 25 May 1935, (accident: 27 Apr 1934), aged 50, Deputy Overman, fall of stone, cause of death: chronic endocarditis with acute bacterial endocardditis indirectly consequent upon fracture of the jaw, address: 9 Third Row, Ashington [inquest 28 May 1935]

Cowell, Joseph, 12 Jun 1902, aged 58, Hewer, this accident occurred at the face opposite the gateway in the Yard seam where the coal is undercut by a coal cutting machine ; deceased shot the coal down and filled it into tubs ; a large stone, bounded by slips, and fell away when the coal was taken out ; no props appear to have been placed under the newly exposed roof, Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

Craddock, Frederick Neviston, 03 Aug 1927, (accident: 18 Jul 1927), aged 39, Haulerman, crushed by tubs

Curry, Robert Henry, 30 Aug 1916, aged 24, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Davison, Frederick George, 18 Nov 1891, (accident: 29 Sep 1891, 2:00 p.m., 7th hour of shift), aged 19, Putter, deceased's hand was caught in a sheave by the rope on the endless rope way [Inquiry made], Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

Davison, George N., 01 Nov 1965, (accident: 11 Mar 1953), aged 42, Miner

Davison, Joseph, 22 May 1884, aged 40, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal and stone

Davison, Joseph, 04 Sep 1925, (accident: 17 Feb 1922), aged 67, Miner

Davison, Joseph Cowen, 13 Apr 1923, aged 37, killed whilst working on the screens, he was trapped by his legs in working machinery; he was taken to Ashington Hospital but they did not have the facilities to treat the particular injuries he suffered, he was therefore transferred to the RVI but died on the way

Davison, Robert, 26 Jun 1919, aged 59, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone

Davison, Robert, 14 Apr 1922, (accident: 10 Apr 1922), aged 56, Drawer, killed by a fall of stone

Dent, George Miller, 01 Oct 1910, (accident: 16 Sep 1910), aged 34, Stoneman, struck on back by plank

Dixon, Thomas, 13 Jun 1916, (accident: Jan 1916), aged 49, Miner, suicide

Dodds, Norman William, 10 May 1917, aged 13, Farm boy, run over by cart

Douglas, John, 30 Jan 1907, aged 34, Timberer, killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Dudman, Geoffrey Clifford, 04 Sep 1947, aged 24, Coal Cutter, killed by a fall of stone

Dunn, John, 28 Sep 1893, (accident: 22 Sep 1893, 6:50 a.m., 1st hour of shift), aged 13, Token Lad, Deceased had neglected to take out the token from a tub, and in attempting, unperceived by the bankman, to get it when the tub was in the cage, was caught as the cage moved away [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Dunn, William, 09 Dec 1919, aged 47, Chargeman, run over by wagons

Eastlake, Benjamin, 20 Sep 1910, (accident: 09 Oct 1897), aged 63

Eastwood, William, 21 Apr 1884, aged 52, Platelayer, run over on tramway

Eastwright, Frederick, 20 Dec 1945, aged 67, Miner

Easydorchick, Ronald, 28 Jun 1940, aged 16, Transit Hand, crushed by tubs

Easydorchick, Stanley, 31 Oct 1958, aged 68, Miner, Buried: St. John's Churchyard, Ashington

Edwards, William, 12 Oct 1905, aged 40, Hewer, fall of stone [More information ...]

Elliott, John George, 10 Jul 1912, aged 15, Pony Driver, he was driving four full tubs and riding on the limbers; the cotteril came out and he fell, when the limbers became detached; he was found underneath the first tub with his skull fractured; riding on the limbers was not allowed

Fairweather, Alexander Robinson, 11 Feb 1930, (accident: 14 May 1928), aged 35, Filler, fall of stone, Buried: St. John's Churchyard, Ashington

Fawcett, William, 14 Jan 1942, (accident: 21 Nov 1941), aged 44, Surface Labourer, crushed by truck

Finlay, Thomas James, 20 Aug 1918, aged 44, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Floyd, John Thomas, 27 Aug 1954, aged 62, Banksman, crushed by cage

Forster, William, 02 Sep 1918, (accident: 07 Aug 1918), aged 51, hurt lifting a tram

Freeman, Frank, 11 Apr 1949, (accident: 10 Apr 1946), aged 53, Stoneman, pneumoconiosis

Garbutt, Robert, 26 Feb 1902, (accident: 09 Feb 1902), aged 46, Shifter, inquest held and the jury found "The said Robert Garbutt died at Ashington on the 26th day of February, 1902, from cardiac failure excited by a wrench he accidentally received through using a hammer in the Ashington Colliery on the 9th day of February, 1902." ; no post mortem examination was made ; deceased's widow sued the Ashington Coal. Co., for compensation in the County Court, but was non-suited, the Court finding that the injury was caused by the use of the mall used in the usual and proper way, and that no fortuitous or unexpected circumstance arose in connection with that use, other than the injury itself

Gardiner, Thomas, 27 Mar 1955, (accident: 16 Jan 1954), aged 77, Miner

Gibson, James, 25 Mar 1948, aged 32, Tub Filler, killed going down shaft, Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

Gilroy, James, 25 Sep 1899, (accident: 21 Sep 1899), aged 13, Flatter, Some boys were descending and when nearing the bottom it is supposed that the deceased put his head out and was crushed between the cage and a bunton [Inspection made & inquest attended], Buried: Park Road Cemetery, Ashington

Goldsbury, Edward, 04 Sep 1903, aged 14, Driver, Deceased was driving outbye on the limbers with 11 loaded tubs when he should only have had six. The road dipped outbye. He stopped at a point and took some drags out and then started again and appears to have come too fast; the pony was thrown or fell down and some of the tubs overturned and crushed deceased. The Local Inspectors reported the facts and said: "We found the way in good order and plenty of room, also plenty of height."

Goldsbury, Francis, 19 Jul 1946, aged 37, Stoneman, struck by shot debris, Buried: Park Road Cemetery, Ashington

Goldsbury, Robert, 08 Feb 1937, (accident: 05 Feb 1937), aged 49, Coal Cutter, fractured skull

Gray, John William, 08 May 1917, aged 30, Cutterman, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

Grey, Thomas, 11 Nov 1888, aged 30, Shaftman, slipped off cage when stepping on a bunton and fell to the bottom of the shaft, Buried: St. Andrew's Churchyard, Bothal

Grieves, Joseph, 11 Sep 1924, (accident: 25 Jul 1924, 9.45 a.m., 1st hour of shift), aged 24, Locomotive Fireman, During shunting operations, deceased was knocked down by a locomotive and received injuries from which he died 6½ weeks later. The engine was moving along a siding and deceased was walking by the side of the rails in the same direction. His attention was directed towards another engine which was pushing loaded wagons into a branch. He appears to have inadvertently stepped across the rail in front of the approaching engine

Grieves, Thomas, 12 Oct 1925, aged 21, Putter, run over by locomotive

Grieves, Thomas, 15 Feb 1962, (accident: 26 Oct 1960), aged 61, Miner

Grint, Issac, 07 Nov 1923, aged 33, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

Guy, William Aynsley, 30 Jan 1903, (accident: 22 Jan 1903), aged 14

Hadden, Stanley, 12 Sep 1942, aged 33, Blacksmith, struck by girder

Hall, George, 14 Dec 1905, aged 59, Wasteman [More information ...]

Hall, George William, 15 Jan 1928, (accident: 06 Jan 1928), aged 46, Hewer, septicaemia

Hall, John, 05 Apr 1902, (accident: 15 Dec 1898), aged 59, Stoneman, died 5th April, 1902 (more than a year after the accident), bruised chest and elbow caused by being struck with haulage rope ; inquest held and jury returned the following verdict "The said John Hall died at Ashington on the 5th April from Capillary Bronchitis, the result of, and due to an accident received by him when at work at the Ashington Colliery on the 15th day of December, 1898.", Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

Hall, William, 08 Oct 1898, died from apoplexy, was said to have received an injury three years previously in the pit

Hardy, Gabriel, 17 Oct 1874, aged 46, Miner

Harrison, Colin, 22 Jun 1952, (accident: 27 Mar 1951), aged 46, Puller Up, gangrene

Harrison, John Robert, 31 Oct 1927, aged 46, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Harrison, William, 11 Feb 1923, (accident: 29 Jul 1922), aged 43, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Hart, William, 26 Jul 1923, (accident: 20 Jul 1923), Surface Labourer, blood poisoning

Hay, John, 08 Dec 1910, aged 69, Deputy, heart failure

Hedley, Joseph, 09 Jan 1919, (accident: 26 Dec 1918), aged 38, Hewer, blood poisoning

Hedley, Joseph Harle, 20 Jan 1932, aged 16, Transit Hand, crushed between tubs

Hedley, Nicholas, 03 Apr 1907, aged 28, Hewer, run over by train, Buried: St. Andrew's Churchyard, Stanley [More information ...]

Henderson, Joseph, 22 Jul 1954, Miner, Pneumoconiosis

Henderson, William Gordon, 04 Jan 1928, aged 31, Labourer, killed by a boiler

Heppenstall, Joseph James, 22 Dec 1882, aged 13, Tub Cleaner, fell down shaft off pumping engine beam, Buried: Park Road Cemetery, Ashington

Hindhaugh, John, 03 Jul 1965, aged 53, Drawer, killed by a fall of stone as he worked at the coal face, inquest held 8th July 1965

Hindmarsh, William Crone, 24 Aug 1938, (accident: 21 Dec 1937), aged 36, Drawer, killed by a fall of stone

Hogg, John, 11 May 1932, aged 23, Coal Cutter, killed by a fall of stone

Holland, James, 15 May 1903, aged 62, Hewer, Deceased was hewing alone in a lift in the broken or pillar workings of the Low Main seam when a piece of coal, ramble and top coal, fell off the face on to him from an unseen slippy back, and so injured him that he died a few minutes after being brought to the surface. The place had been inspected by the deputy in accordance with the regulations. The Local Inspectors reported with reference to the fatality, "in our opinion the same was an accident which no one could foresee, the coal having come off at a lie over back."

Hudson, James Swan Marshall, 13 Apr 1943, aged 44, Composite, heart disease

Hunter, James William, 16 Jun 1966, (accident: 28 Mar 1966), aged 49, Power Loader, fall of stone

Irving, William Oswald, 02 Aug 1937, (accident: 31 Jul 1937), aged 29, Labourer, killed by a derrick [More information ...]

James, John Bellis, 21 Feb 1921, aged 36, hit on head with coal

Jobling, John William, 04 Nov 1912, aged 34, Coal Cutter, heart disease

Johnson, John, 22 Jun 1952, (accident: 01 Feb 1951), aged 46, Miner

Johnson, John Hedley, 01 May 1911, aged 14, Coupler, crushed by runaway tubs

Johnson, Robert, 20 Apr 1910, Switchboard, fell from gangway

Johnson, W., 26 Feb 1969, aged 43, Wagonman, crushed by machinery

Johnson, William, 26 Feb 1896, (accident: 09 Oct 1895), aged 18, Putter, The medical evidence was to the effect that although phthisis was the primary cause of death, the secondary cause was the accident (sprained side) which it was admitted he had received. Died February 26th, 1896 [Inquest attended]

Jones, J., 17 Feb 1936, hurled against tub

Jones, Joseph, 17 Jan 1934, killed by a fall of stone

Jones, Joseph, 24 Jan 1934, aged 54, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal, Buried: St. John's Churchyard, Ashington

Keitch, Herbert Albert, 26 Sep 1898, aged 19, Stone Putter, The deceased, along with two stonemen. retired while a shot was fired in a top "canch." On returning one of the stonemen examined the roof. and then commenced to clear the stones away. The deceased was standing near, when a large stone fell and killed him [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Kelly, John Robert, 15 Sep 1965, aged 54, Surface Datal, buried in coal hopper, Buried: Church of Our Lady, Seaton Delaval

Kelly, Mary Ann, 28 Sep 1915, aged 22, Byre Woman, heart disease

Kirkup, Richard, 13 Jan 1926, aged 67, Chargeman, killed by a fall of stone

Lake, William, 12 Oct 1921, (accident: 06 Sep 1921), aged 32, Hewer, suicide

Lamb, Joseph, 30 Jun 1959, (accident: 05 Jun 1955), aged 56, Pumper, pneumoconiosis

Lambert, Robert, 27 Aug 1921, (accident: 13 Aug 1921), aged 50, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Lawrence, Joseph, 20 Jan 1887, aged 31, Miner, killed by an explosion of powder

Ledgerwood, Thomas, 05 Nov 1891, 12:30 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 17, Putter, when starting his tub from the face a stone fell from the roof on to deceased [Inspection made & Inquest attended]

Lewis, Edward, 06 Oct 1885, aged 25, Hewer, fall of stone in a broken lift, Buried: St. Andrew's Churchyard, Bothal

Lockey, Matthew, 1896, aged 54, Wasteman, died suddenly in the pit from heart disease [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Logan, George, 19 Aug 1892, 9:30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 17, Putter, He was driving a set of 4 tubs down a slight incline without his usual sprags, when the pony fell, and the front tub ended up on to him [Inquiries made], Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

Longstaff, Peter Richardson, 18 Feb 1958, aged 51, he was killed as a result of a mishap with a set of wagons on the surface

Luke, George Baston, 07 May 1895, 7:45 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 27, Stoneman, deceased had lighted a shot which did not go off in the usual time, and probably thinking that it had hung fire, returned too soon, and was killed by the explosion of the charge

MacDonald, James, 01 Jun 1923, aged 34, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

Main, Robert, 12 Apr 1925, (accident: 22 Mar 1923), aged 18, Driver, crushed by tubs

Martin, William, 15 Feb 1921, aged 70, Chargeman, Fell Down

Mason, Henry, 14 Sep 1965, aged 24, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Mathewson, Robert, 22 Jan 1952, (accident: 16 Jan 1952), aged 64, Joiner, slipped on ice

Mavin, James Henry, 31 Jan 1901, aged 17, Waggoner, The deceased was coupling two railway waggons when in motion and was crushed between them. He should have used the coupling pole provided for that purpose., Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

McDonald, David, 30 Aug 1922, (accident: 15 Aug 1922), aged 19, Putter, struck his head on a girder

McDonald, J. M., 26 Oct 1976, fell through the roof

McGuigan, -, 08 Jul 1962, (accident: 04 Apr 1962), aged 55, Miner

McIver, John, 09 Nov 1951, aged 38, Composite, jammed against roof

McKay, Jefferson, 21 May 1916, (accident: 26 Jun 1913), aged 23, Rope Lad, crushed by tub and timber

McQueen, John, 06 Oct 1910, aged 31, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Michelson, Robert, 13 Jan 1913, slipped on the belt

Mills, Robert, 03 Oct 1940, aged 65, Salvage Drawer, killed by a fall of stone

Mitchell, Neiven, 23 May 1928, (accident: May 1927), aged 56, injured by a coal winch

Mitcheson, Albert James, 11 Jul 1942, (accident: 09 Jul 1942), aged 36, Power Station Attendant, Electrocuted

Mitcheson, Alexander, 17 Oct 1915, aged 63, engine collision

Mitcheson, C. J., 11 Jul 1942

Moore, Hugh John, 06 Feb 1903, (accident: 30 Jan 1903), aged 35, Hewer, It was asserted that deceased had strained himself whilst at work, but no definite evidence as to this could be obtained. He was taken ill while at work and had to be helped outbye. On being examined by a doctor he was found to be suffering from strangulated hernia and was sent to the Infirmary at Newcastle-on-Tyne, where he was operated on, but he did not recover. The jury found that he died from strangulated hernia, but how it was caused there was no evidence to show.

Moran, Edwin, 08 Nov 1963, aged 54, Power Loader

Murray, William, 05 Sep 1904, (accident: 07 Oct 1903), aged 47, Hewer, he died of exhaustion from disease of the spinal cord [More information ...]

Newby, Stanley, 06 Nov 1963, aged 53, Puller Up, killed by a fall of stone

Newman, Charles Walter, 29 Dec 1887, (accident: 20 Dec 1887), aged 25, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

Newton, John William, 01 Jul 1938, (accident: 30 Jun 1938), aged 32, Drawer, caught in conveyor

Oliver, James, 24 May 1916, (accident: 04 Dec 1914), aged 38, Coal Cutter, killed by a fall of stone

Oliver, Robert, 20 Mar 1896, aged 14, Screener, He was jumping about on the jigging screens and missing his footing fell amongst the cog wheels. The place was fenced and he had no business to be in the position he was at the time [Inspection made], Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

Ormston, Andrew George, 29 Mar 1923, aged 51, Labourer, injured by wagon door

Ormston, Andy, 09 Jan 1924, injured by wagon door

Pallett, Chris, 24 Aug 1931, caught by machinery

Palmer, William, 28 Apr 1904, aged 15, Driver, crushed by tubs [More information ...]

Patterson, George, 10 May 1901, aged 13, Token Boy, The deceased stepped into a tippler, it is supposed to reach a token which was lying on the screens. His weight caused the tippler to overturn and strike him on the head [Inspection made]

Patterson, George, 04 Apr 1911, (accident: 19 Mar 1911), aged 43, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Patterson, George William, 04 Feb 1932, (accident: 11 Jan 1932), aged 31, Shifter, septicaemia

Patterson, Robert, 09 Sep 1893, died from consumption; it was stated that his death was accelerated by an accident he received to his wrist about nine months before, but there was no evidence to that effect, not had he mentioned it to any of the officials

Patterson, Thomas, 28 Mar 1904, aged 7, [Not employed - Infant], The colliery company have laid lines of tramways along the rows of colliery houses, and coal for the workmen's use is led along them in small wagons. As the boy, accompanied by his mother, was walking along a main street four wagons laden with coal were being drawn by a horse in charge of a driver along a tramway in a back street crossing the main street at right angles, and deceased was run over by them

Patterson, Thomas, 08 Dec 1950, (accident: 17 Apr 1946), aged 68, Stoneman, pneumoconiosis

Pattie, James Thain, 01 Mar 1948, (accident: 19 May 1947), aged 56, Time Clerk, pneumoconiosis

Pawson, Wilfred, 16 Oct 1961, aged 40, caught by machinery, Buried: St. John's Churchyard, Ashington

Pearcy, John William, 30 May 1927, (accident: 10 Apr 1927), aged 42, Boiler Minder, slipped at work

Penman, Robert, 01 Sep 1913, (accident: 28 Aug 1913), aged 38, Coal Filler, deceased had left his working place to fetch some gear and sat waiting at the junction of the gate and crossheading to allow a pony putter to drive past the gate end; whilst in this position a stone fell, 3 feet by 3 feet by 10 inches, causing injuries from which he died on 1st September; bearing bars are set when the gates are turned in, but these are usually withdrawn when the roof has settled on the packs; a bearing bar should have been set in this case

Phillips, John J., 13 Nov 1970, aged 34, Miner, crushed by container

Phizacklea, Thomas, 04 Apr 1927, aged 57, Filler, caught foot in conveyor

Pringle, Stewart, 12 Sep 1963, (accident: 25 Oct 1959), aged 26, Miner

Proctor, Thomas, 25 Jun 1876, aged 46, Miner, crushed between wagons

Purvis, James, 26 May 1950, (accident: 08 Jul 1947), aged 62, Datal, pneumoconiosis

Readhead, William Edward, 05 Jul 1932, (accident: 04 Jul 1932), aged 39, Cartman, fell off cart

Reavely, George, 25 Jan 1911, aged 37, Motor Man, electric shock

Reavley, Daniel, 21 Aug 1908, (accident: 20 Aug 1908), aged 13, Driver, pony fell and caused tub to side over on to him

Redhead, William Edward, 05 Jul 1938, fell off cart onto head

Renwick, Gordon, 26 Aug 1950, aged 44, Coal Cutter, killed by a fall of stone

Richards, James, 23 Sep 1895, 3:15 p.m., 10th hour of shift, aged 37, Fireman, deceased in running out of the way of a waggon coming down the road slipped and fell in front of it, Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery, West Sleekburn

Richardson, Joseph, 19 May 1913, blood poisoning

Riddell, Joseph, 07 Sep 1887, aged 31, Tub Repairer, crushed by cage of hoist, Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

Robinson, George William, 31 May 1952, (accident: 27 May 1952), aged 64, Timberman, caught by conveyor belt

Robinson, Thomas, 15 Sep 1893, 2:30 a.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 20, Putter, Deceased, in rolling an empty tub over to one side to allow some full ones to pass, knocked out a prop and a plank, causing a fall of stone, which killed him [Inspection made & inquest attended], Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

Robson, Andrew, 22 Oct 1918, (accident: 19 Oct 1918), aged 17, Apprentice Smith, struck by blacksmith tongs

Robson, James, 13 Jun 1902, aged 24, Hewer, deceased worked in a narrow place 7 feet wide in the High Main seam, and a stone 2½ feet long by 2 feet wide relieved by a jack and slips fell from the roof close to the face upon him, Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

Robson, John, 24 Feb 1894, (accident: 20 May 1892), aged 26, Miner

Robson, Thomas, 09 Jul 1886, aged 19, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Rogers, Thomas Edward, 04 Oct 1928, aged 22, Wagonman, killed by trucks

Ross, Frederick William Baines, 28 Oct 1923, aged 32, Enginewright, fell into sump

Roughead, Thomas, 07 Jan 1944, (accident: 23 Dec 1943), aged 48, Datal, crushed by hauler rope

Rowell, -, 10 Oct 1888, Driver, crushed by tub

Rowley, Joseph, 09 Jun 1952, (accident: 08 Jun 1952), aged 29, Puller Up, killed by a fall of stone

Rutherford, John, 23 Jun 1874, aged 32, Joiner, fell down shaft

Rutherford, William, 21 Apr 1905, aged 53, killed by a fall of stone

Rutherford, William, 15 Apr 1938, (accident: 14 Apr 1938), aged 53, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone, address: 71 Fifth Row, Ashington, [approximate date]

Scott, Andrew, 05 Feb 1968, (accident: 25 Sep 1941), aged 61, killed by a fall of stone

Scott, Charles Edward, 03 Sep 1884, aged 17, Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Scott, John, 28 Mar 1926, aged 36, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Scott, John Edward Lawson, 17 Jul 1896, aged 31, Hewer, He was "kirving" in the coal when a fall took place. He had neglected to set "sprags" or short props [Inquest attended]

Scott, Thomas George, 05 Feb 1920, aged 39, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Scott, William, 24 Jan 1916, Overman, died in the pit

Shankley, Samuel Townley, 24 Jun 1919, aged 70, Fireman, injured by piece of steel

Share, Joseph, 18 May 1898, aged 15, Driver, He was found hanging by a rope from one of the baulks or timbers in a roadway in the Yard seam. He was quite dead. From the evidence it appeared that the lads had been in the habit of amusing themselves by swinging from this baulk, and the deceased, who was alone, had apparently made a false step and his head was caught in a noose of the rope. The jury returned a verdict that "death was due to dislocation of the neck, caused by hanging through misadventure"

Sharp, Desmond, 28 Feb 1984, aged 35, Powerloader, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. John's Churchyard, Ashington

Shore, Walter, 10 Dec 1898, (accident: 25 Oct 1898), aged 44, Hewer, He was kirving when a stone fell from between a "hitch" (of which he was aware) and a "slip." Ordinary precautions as to timbering appeared to have been taken. He died on December 10th [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Sim, Thomas James, 21 Jul 1949, (accident: 08 Sep 1948), aged 54, Surface Worker, right leg gangreen

Simmons, William, 17 Dec 1909, (accident: 05 Jun 1909), aged 19, Putter, strained himself lifting a tub

Simpson, William, 15 Jun 1913, strained himself

Slack, Frederick Victor, 09 Feb 1937, aged 23, Electrician, crushed by trucks on railway lines, Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

Smeaton, Robert, 12 Nov 1924, (accident: 02 May 1922), aged 60, Filler, Fall of Coal

Smith, Albert Edward, 21 Dec 1966, aged 19, Timber Leader, struck by machinery

Smith, Archie, 01 Sep 1947, aged 43, Filler, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

Smith, Bertie William, 16 May 1954, aged 40, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone, address: Collingwood Place, Stakeford

Smith, James G., 28 May 1945, aged 44, Transit Hand, caught by tubs

Smith, John, 17 Mar 1893, 3:40 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 22, Shifter, The deceased and another man were travelling outbye on what is known as the putter's road, when a sudden fall of stone took place at a part which was considered quite safe, and killed deceased [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Soulsby, George, 19 Aug 1914, (accident: 18 Aug 1914), aged 20, Wagon Lad, deceased was attempting to lower some full wagons from the screens by using a prop, and bumping them within a moving wagon on an adjacent road; the prop was not hooped within iron as required by General Regulation 159, and it split, crushing him against the side of the wagon; he died on the following day

Soulsby, James, Feb 1940, aged 47, Miner

Staines, George Henry, 23 Apr 1950, (accident: 13 Jan 1950), aged 57, Stoneman, ruptured organs

Stanbridge, John Thomas, 11 Jan 1930, (accident: 10 Jan 1930), aged 40, Filler, shot explosion

Stanton, J. Lawrence, 17 Oct 1965, aged 59, Surface Worker, caught by belt

Stephen, Robert Mitchell, 26 Aug 1950, aged 50, Underground Datal, asphyxia

Stephenson, Jason, 08 May 1926, (accident: 15 Feb 1926), aged 34, Hewer, crushed by tub and girder

Stephenson, William Smeaton, 10 Jul 1923, aged 42, Hewer, caught by tub

Stoddart, James, 27 Mar 1926, aged 22, Shaft Lad, crushed by tub

Straughton, Thomas, 07 Feb 1908, aged 43, Timberman, owing to short circuiting in the switch box of a coal cutter, deceased received a shock from the wire rope used to haul it forward

Swanson, George, 26 Mar 1934, aged 58, crushed between a tub and the cage, address: Tenth Row, Ashington

Sweet, William, 20 May 1909, (accident: 07 May 1909), aged 48, Hewer, fall of ramble at working face

Tait, Robert, 31 Mar 1936, (accident: 16 Mar 1936), aged 54, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Taylor, Joseph Wake, 03 Feb 1943, (accident: 12 Oct 1942), aged 37, Coal Cutter, ruptured organs

Teasdale, Harold N., 1946, [approximate date]

Temperley, Thomas, 10 Oct 1974, (accident: 08 Jul 1974), aged 57, Miner

Temple, William, 12 Dec 1866, aged 15

Terry, Herbert, 21 Jun 1931, (accident: 19 Jun 1931), aged 64, Platelayer, run over by wagons

Thain, George Edward, 26 Dec 1956, (accident: 1950), aged 68, Underground Datal, pneumoconiosis

Thirlwell, Robert, 12 Mar 1892, 7:00 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 34, Stoneman, Explosion of powder [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...]

Thompson, George, 20 Apr 1900, (accident: 31 Mar 1900), aged 51, Hewer, died of septic blood poisoning, which he alleged was caused by a small piece of coal having penetrated beneath the skin in front of the knee joint, when at work in the mine

Thompson, Richard, 02 Jul 1895, 12:00 p.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 14, Driver, apparently a simple accident due to the neglect of deceased in putting in his cotter; the tubs had been off the road, and the pony loosed off; after the tubs were put right, the deceased hooked on his pony and got onto the limbers, and started off, the road being on a decline; on coming to the bend of the road where the pony would have to pull, the limbers came away, and deceased fell under the tubs, Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

Tillie, John Thomas, 02 Nov 1911, (accident: 30 Aug 1911), aged 40, Hewer, peritonitis

Trobe, John George, 08 Aug 1917, (accident: 02 Feb 1911), aged 30, Scuffler, killed by a fall of stone

Trotter, William, 04 May 1951, aged 52, Motor Drivers Assistant, crushed by wagon

Tully, Joseph, 05 May 1920, (accident: 30 Apr 1920), aged 59, Shifter, crushed by tubs

Turnbull, James, 21 Apr 1893, (accident: 27 Dec 1892, 9:00 a.m., 2nd hour of shift), aged 16, Putter, He is said to have been kicked by a pony, but continued for some time at his work. He afterwards became ill, and died on 21st April 1893 [Inquest attended], Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

Turnbull, John Nesbit, 29 Jun 1934, aged 65, Banksman, droped down dead

Turner, James, 02 Feb 1886, aged 21, Banksman, fell down shaft from cage while greasing guides

Wade, Thomas, 16 Mar 1915, aged 35, Miner, accidentally killed by a fall of stone, when working in the Bothal Yard Seam (inquest: 17 Mar 1915), Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

Wakenshaw, John, 15 Oct 1945, aged 54, Coal Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Waldock, Joseph Watson, 07 Nov 1928, aged 39, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Waldock, Joseph William Gibson, 30 May 1929, aged 17, Putter, killed by runaway tub

Walker, Frederick, 31 Jul 1937, aged 31, Erectors Labourer, killed by a derrick [More information ...]

Walker, Sidney, 15 Jun 1917, aged 15, Assistant Onsetter, crushed by cage

Watson, John Thomas, 27 Nov 1912, aged 15, Driver, whilst bringing at a slow speed a set of eight tubs to the engine landing he loosed his pony off before the tubs stopped, and probably slipped, falling in front of the tubs

Watson, Joseph, 27 Feb 1951, (accident: 26 Jun 1947), aged 66, Coal Cutter, pneumoconiosis

Weightman, Robert, 08 Feb 1911, aged 43, Hewer, heart failure

Westherstone, Andrew Mein, 02 Dec 1911, aged 33, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone

Willis, William Daniel, 19 Apr 1894, 12:00 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 14, Landing Boy, He was standing with his back against a large sheave, and alongside a rope running over another sheave, when the large sheave began to move, and in trying to get out of the way he was in some way drawn in between the two sheaves [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Wilson, Andrew Carr, 16 Apr 1943, aged 39, Timekeeper, suicide

Wilson, George, 01 Jan 1909

Wilson, James, 10 Jan 1912, aged 50, Deputy Overman, found dead in mine

Wilson, Robert, 15 Jan 1913, (accident: 21 Sep 1912), aged 64, Shifter, Suicide

Wilson, Thomas, 01 Feb 1909, (accident: 15 Jan 1909), aged 21, Rolleyway lad, tubs on endless rope incline got out of control and struck baulk, which caught deceased

Wilson, William Ritchie, 08 Jan 1939, (accident: 27 Dec 1938), aged 36, Haulerman, crushed by tubs

Wingate, Walter, 14 Jun 1900, (accident: 03 Jun 1900), aged 56, Miner

Wolfendale, Charles, 14 May 1908, aged 16, Driver, knocked down by runaway tub near conveyor

Wood, John William, 30 Apr 1920, aged 28, Coal cutter, blood poisoning

Woodward, Thomas, 12 Nov 1973, aged 63, Surface Worker, slipped and fell

Wright, Henry, 12 Sep 1918, struck by a plank

Wright, Henry Robert, 12 Sep 1918, (accident: 02 Sep 1918), aged 50, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Yearham, James, 26 Apr 1929, aged 26, Filler, shot firing accident

Young, Andrew, 18 Apr 1884, aged 13, Labourer, crushed by machinery in the brickworks

Young, John, 25 Dec 1917, (accident: 14 Jan 1909), aged 62, Miner, killed by a fall of stone

Young, Thomas, 22 Feb 1935, killed by mineral train