Asby Colliery

1899, Dec - Bannock Band (?) seam abandoned - Temporarily suspended with no immediate prospect of restarting

1901, Jan - Yard Band (?) seam abandoned - Inferior coal and bad roof

1908 - White Metal, Bannock, Rattle, Main seams abandoned

Ashburn, Isaac, 20 Apr 1868, aged 44, Overman, explosion of gas [More information ...]

Austin, John Joseph, 10 Nov 1879, aged 29, Hewer, crushed by tubs

Barton, Thomas, 20 Sep 1899, (accident: 14 Mar 1899), aged 21, Hewer, He had just commenced holing in a wide bord, when a stone fell from an undetected slip in the roof, canting out a prop which had been set under the stone a short time before [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Cavanah, John, 25 Jan 1907, aged 39, Hewer, killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Doidge, John, 13 Jun 1875, (accident: 31 May 1875), aged 19, Hewer, explosion of gas [More information ...]

Jardine, William, 08 Dec 1875, aged 40, Setter on, killed by a fall of stone

Melling, Thomas, 23 Aug 1893, 10:20 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 67, Deputy, The roof near the working face being bad, a centre prop was set, which afterwards had to be taken out, and it was whilst the deceased was preparing to do this that a fall of stone took place from several "slips" and caught him [Inquest attended]

Pollock, James, 20 Apr 1895, Collier, found dead at the bottom of the pit; he had no business near the place, and as the pit was well protected it was surmised that he had purposely got over the fence [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Simm, Alfred, 21 Sep 1900, aged 14, Asistant Banksman, He and another boy were engaged in filling small coal into tubs and putting them into the cage just below the surface level, in order that the coals might be drawn up to the level of the heapstead. He evidently thought the cage was at the opening ready to receive the tub, and he fell with the latter down the shaft. [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Todd, John, 12 Mar 1897, aged 42, Deputy, The deceased was a night-shift deputy, and as he had only a few men in the pit was working temporarily at the pit-top with the tubs. The mouth of the shaft is protected by moving bars, and, it was his duty to see that they were down after the cage had left the top. He appears to have worked for some time, and had neglected to put one of these bars down, and, in shoving a tub towards the shaft for the cage, he found himself at the wrong side, and he and the tub went down to the bottom. The accident happened at night, but it was said there was sufficient light at the place. The bars were in working order [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Young, John, 14 Feb 1879, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal