Bedlington Colliery

1854, Jul 14 - Began to sink the Bedlington Doctor Pit, finished January 1855

Aitchison, George Robert, 31 Jan 1908, aged 15, Driver, deceased's set of tubs left the rails and drew out a prop causing a fall of stone

Allen, John, 09 Dec 1872, aged 14, Driver, crushed by tubs

Anderson, Robert, 02 Oct 1905, (accident: 27 Nov 1889), aged 64, Hewer, fall of stone

Anderson, William, 23 Sep 1913, aged 45, Hewer, deceased was working in a longwall face, and was stripping a small dip fault; a stone 8 feet by 5 feet 6 inches by 1 foot 6 inches canted two planks out and fell, fatally injuring him; it had glazed slips on all four sides and came away from a very smooth parting

Archer, Frederick, 06 Feb 1884, (accident: 17 Jan 1884), aged 17, Driver, crushed by tubs on horse-way

Atchison, Thomas, 23 Mar 1926, aged 58, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Netherton Lane Cemetery, Bedlington

Auld, Joseph, 14 Nov 1933, aged 52, Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery, West Sleekburn

Bailey, Henderson, 14 Jun 1922, (accident: 13 Jun 1922), aged 44, Miner

Barnes, Thomas, 28 Nov 1934, (accident: 22 Nov 1934), aged 38, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Barr, George Samuel, 15 Jun 1908, aged 13, Driver, knocked down by pony and fell before tub

Barrett, Thomas, 20 May 1904, (accident: 26 Aug 1903), Shifter

Beadnell, John Thomas, 26 Oct 1871, aged 12, Wailer, run over by waggons

Bell, Robert, 25 Jul 1903, (accident: 02 Jun 1903), aged 55, Hewer, This accident was not reported until July 22. Deceased was working alone in a wide bord in the Five Quarter seam when some coal fell from the face and broke his leg while he was starting a hole for a shot. The accident happened at 5.30 a m and he was able to crawl back to his clothes, where he was found by the deputy at 7.30 a.m. He was removed to the surface and taken home, and progressed favourably until June 18, when pleurisy and pneumonia set in. The manager at first "did not consider it a serious accident," but here I think he was wrong, and that an accident causing a broken leg should have been reported at once.

Bell, Robert, 1944, [approximate date]

Bell, William, 11 Jan 1869, aged 16, Pony Putter, kicked by pony

Berkley, Charles, 04 Dec 1944, aged 45, Electrician, run over by set

Bestford, Adam Lee, 03 Aug 1938, (accident: 12 Jul 1938), aged 65, Shot Firer, struck by stones from shot

Bickerton, William, 09 Jun 1854, aged 19, Pitman, killed by a fall of stone

Bolton, James Hall, 02 Aug 1912, aged 64, Sinker, deceased got into the kibble to go down the shaft, when the engineman took it up to the pulley, breaking the hook; the kibble dropped on to the sinking pit doors, fracturing deceased's skull

Bowey, Thomas, 10 Jan 1922, (accident: 09 Jan 1922), aged 62, Miner

Bowman, R. J., 21 Feb 1956, aged 38, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Brown, Charles Irvine, 12 Jan 1956, (accident: 11 Jan 1956), aged 37, Deputy Overman, killed by a fall of stone

Brown, Thomas, 10 Feb 1906, (accident: 05 Feb 1906), aged 45, Rolleywayman [More information ...]

Brown, Thomas, 26 Mar 1952, aged 38, Timberman, killed by a fall of stone

Burns, George, 25 Jan 1911, aged 14, Driver, crushed by runaway tubs

Burton, John, 15 Jan 1880, aged 43, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone from roof

Cairns, Robert Lynn, 04 Jan 1958, Joiner, pit head accident, address: 21 Victoria Terrace Bedlington, left a wife (Jean), no children ; he was also a well known part time professional soccer player for Gateshead and Sunderland

Cameron, Andrew, 14 May 1895, 7:15 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 29, Hewer, a fall of stone occurred whilst he was at work and killed him; a case of these treacherous "slips" in the roof

Carley, William, 14 Nov 1899, (accident: 03 Nov 1899), aged 20, Putter & Hewer, explosion of fire damp [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...]

Carr, Ebenezer, 07 Jun 1861, aged 34, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone; left a wife and three children

Carr, John Henry, 20 Feb 1937, (accident: 19 Feb 1937), aged 41, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Carr, John James, 20 Mar 1945, aged 51, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Cavanagh, James, 20 Oct 1900, (accident: 11 Oct 1900), aged 25, Hewer, He was getting his lunch by the side in a gateway 13 yards from the face, when a stone, which had been supported by a prop, fell away from a slip. [Inquest attended]

Charlton, Henry, 14 Jan 1933, (accident: 04 Jan 1933), aged 23, Bargainman

Charlton, James E., 06 Mar 1952, (accident: 07 Jan 1952), aged 59, Miner

Chilton, W. E., 25 Mar 1974, aged 71, Retired, Pneumoconiosis

Chilton, William, 18 Mar 1902, aged 51, Shifter, deceased sat down to rest on his road inbye, when he fell from his seat and died from heart failure ; inquest held, verdict – "Died from natural causes"

Clark, Robert, 28 Nov 1896, (accident: 06 May 1896), aged 16, Driver, He was riding contrary to orders on the top of the full tub, and got crushed against the baulks. Died November 28th [Inquest attended]

Cobb, James, 17 Sep 1894, 12:50 p.m., 10th hour of shift, aged 13, Tub Coupler, Deceased was engaged coupling on tubs at the top of an endless rope bank, and must have either been riding on the rope at the time or carelessly walking alongside it, for he was drawn among the sheaves and killed [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Coggan, Barney, 05 Feb 1875, aged 55, Pumper, run over by tubs on an inclined plane

Cole, Sidney, 26 Sep 1970, aged 38, Shaftman, he was killed while transporting girders from one level to another, the girders slipped and trapped him also getting the cage fast, a rescue attempt by his mate who climbed down the shaft using the guides and buntings was unsuccessful, Mr. Jimmy Foster was awarded a medal for his attempt; left a wife and two sons

Collpitts, Andrew, 07 Apr 1943, aged 66, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Collpitts, James, 14 Feb 1930, (accident: 15 Sep 1920), aged 50, Miner

Cook, Joseph, 19 Jun 1868, aged 14, Driver, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Cox, Robert Alex, 21 Jan 1951, (accident: 17 Jul 1950), aged 52, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Craigs, Leeman, 20 Sep 1878, aged 31, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Craigs, William, 27 Oct 1896, aged 34, Overman, He was going to help a putter with his tub, but before he reached him the tub was put on the rails, and the latter not being able to hold the tub, it ran against the deceased and crushed him about the lower part of the body [Inquiries made & inquest attended], Buried: Netherton Lane Cemetery, Bedlington

Crosby, Charles Burn, 27 Mar 1901, aged 63, Shifter, The deceased was building a pack within six feet of a longwall face, when a stone fell away from slips between a prop and the coal. The place had been examined several times during the shift and the slips had been observed [Inspection made & inquest attended], Buried: St. Albans Churchyard, Earsdon

Cullen, James Henry, 03 Oct 1892, 10:30 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 13, Driver, Travelling at too great a speed the pony fell, and the lad was caught between the limmers and the tub [Inspection made]

Cullen, Thomas, 20 Sep 1878, aged 28, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Curley, Joseph Howard, 05 Apr 1949, Filler, killed by a fall of coal

Davidson, Charles, 11 Sep 1906, aged 14, Hanger-on, run over by set [More information ...]

Davis, Edward, 05 Aug 1879, aged 32, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal

Davis, Oswald, 1942, [approximate date]

Davison, Charles, 1906, [approximate date]

Davison, George, 14 Nov 1938, aged 14, Trapper, Crushed by Machinery

Davison, John Hogarth, 15 Jul 1893, aged 29, Screener, Gunshot Wound (Accident)

Dickinson, Thomas, 08 Oct 1870, aged 71, Shifter, crushed by tubs

Dickson, E. A., 02 Sep 1963, aged 42, Shearer Operator, killed by a fall of stone

Ditchburn, Peter, 14 Jun 1840, aged 35, Miner

Dixon, John James, 23 Jun 1924, 11.30 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 34, Stoneman, Deceased had fired a shot in the bottom canch within a few yards of the working face. He was busy removing the stone disturbed by the shot when a piece of stone fell from a concealed slip in the post roof between the roof supports. Previous to shotfiring, he had taken out a prop from under the end of a plank. Although he had set a temporary support under the middle, the end of the plank had sprung away from the roof and gave freedom to one side of the stone, which eventually fell away by its own weight

Dobson, Robert Henry, 1930, [approximate date]

Dobson, Thomas, 05 Sep 1863, aged 30, Wagon Way

Dodds, Henry, 05 Jul 1900, (accident: 04 Jul 1900), aged 24, Hewer, The deceased was throwing back a large stone, which hit a prop and knocked it out. The prop struck deceased in the lower part of the body, causing injuries from which he died on the following day. [Inquest attended]

Dodds, James, 03 Mar 1960, aged 41, Conveyor Puller, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Netherton Lane Cemetery, Bedlington

Dodds, William, 02 Nov 1855, aged 17, Miner, Crushed by Cage

Dott, Robert, 30 May 1923, aged 56, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Embleton, John, 09 Mar 1854, aged 38, Miner, Fall of Stone

Fairless, John James, 02 Dec 1918, (accident: 25 Sep 1918), aged 64, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Fairley, George Robert, 15 Jan 1944, (accident: 14 Jan 1944), aged 66, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Fawcett, Ralph, 01 Mar 1950, aged 68, Horsekeeper ?, found dead

Ferrier, Andrew, 23 May 1911, aged 22, Ridder, killed by a fall of roof

Fish, Thomas, 02 Jun 1870, aged 12, Small Coal Putter, fell into a waggon and covered by duff coals

Fothergill, Herbert, 24 Feb 1911, aged 22, Shifter, caught by cage

French, Ernest George, 31 Mar 1923, aged 42, Master Sinker, fell down shaft

Fryer, Walter Vivian, 15 Apr 1958, aged 44, fell down the shaft

Fuller, John Thomas, 20 Jun 1898, (accident: 06 Jun 1898), aged 23, Hewer, He had kirved in a "broken jud," and taken out the sprag. Finding the coal did not come, as expected, he got a hammer and wedge to bring it down. He accidentally dropped the wedge, and when in the act of picking it up, the coal fell on him, inflicting injuries from which he died on June 20th [Inquest attended]

Galloway, Thomas, 20 Apr 1886, aged 25, Sinker, killed by a fall of roof

Gardner, William, 17 Aug 1886, (accident: 06 Jul 1886), aged 59, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Gibson, John Thomas, 27 Jun 1967, aged 23, Miner, crushed by machinery

Glancey, John, 25 Sep 1946, (accident: 24 Sep 1946), aged 45, Scuffler, killed by a fall of stone - taken to the R.V.I. in Newcastle, but died the following day, Buried: Netherton Lane Cemetery, Bedlington

Godsmark, John, 11 Dec 1944, aged 23, Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery, West Sleekburn

Graham, Mary, 20 Dec 1897, aged 7, [Not employed], died in the infirmary from injuries received on the Bedlington Colliery Railway; she was swinging on the coupling chains of a truck, when the engine joined the trucks and ran over her legs [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Graham, Peter, 29 Mar 1867, aged 33, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone

Gray, James Robert, 19 Apr 1904, aged 16, Incline attendant [More information ...]

Green, John, 21 Apr 1888, (accident: 13 Apr 1888), aged 17, Wailer, crossing screen branches fell in front of a moving waggon

Gregory, Andrew W., 28 Jul 1946, aged 60, Chargeman, killed by a fall of stone

Griffiths, Giles, 27 Apr 1906, aged 37, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Hall, Frederick, 12 Sep 1947, aged 57, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Hall, J., 23 Feb 1949, aged 39, Coal Cutter, caught by machine

Hall, John, 05 Jan 1881, aged 29, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Hall, John Luke, 07 Jul 1922, aged 26, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Hall, Robert, 21 Jan 1953, aged 44, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Hamilton, William, 06 Jul 1888, aged 13, Driver, hand crushed between tub and prop

Harbottle, John, 14 Feb 1938, aged 52, Shifter, crushed by cage

Hardy, George, 1926, [approximate date]

Hardy, John, 30 Dec 1910, aged 45, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Harris, John R., 28 Feb 1956, (accident: 29 Mar 1949), aged 59, Miner

Harrison, Jonathan, 03 Jan 1917, (accident: 26 Nov 1916), aged 65, Shifter, died from blood poisoning

Hay, J. A., 10 Aug 1974, aged 78, Retired, Pneumoconiosis

Hayes, Christopher, 09 Jun 1900, (accident: 24 May 1900), aged 23, Hewer, The deceased was in the act of stemming a gunpowder shot in the coal, with a composition beater. He had evidently got annoyed at a slight obstruction in the hole, which he had previously noticed, and used more force than he should have done, thus causing the charge to explode. [Inquest attended]

Hemsted, Thomas, 14 Jul 1917, aged 39, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Hetherington, H. W., 29 Jun 1968, aged 68, Datal, Pneumoconiosis

Hetherington, William, 07 Jun 1893, aged 40, Hewer, he had walked out from his work, and close to the shaft was seized with a fit, from which he never rallied, although every means were taken to restore him to consciousness; he appeared to be a strong man

Hindhaugh, James, 31 Mar 1908, aged 35, Hewer, fall of stone from roof at working face

Hindhaugh, James Donald, 21 Mar 1936, (accident: 19 Feb 1936), aged 36, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Hindmarsh, Thomas, 29 May 1917, aged 50, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Hogg, William Martin, 17 Feb 1880, aged 31, Cartman, crushed between truck and waggon

Holliday, William, 30 Oct 1919, aged 55, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Howie, James, 26 Feb 1892, 2:00 p.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 28, Hewer, He had just set some timber, and was filling a tub, when a large stone fell from between two "slips," knocking out seven or eight props [Inquest attended]

Hunter, Stephen William, 13 Apr 1955, aged 18, Miner

Hutchinson, Thomas Henry, 07 Jul 1941, aged 53, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Jackson, George, 19 Jun 1868, aged 16, Incline Lad, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

James, Joseph, 09 Oct 1873, aged 34, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone

Jobson, William Ross, 27 Sep 1930, (accident: 17 Sep 1930), aged 29, Coal Cutter, Caught by Picks

Joice, John R., 28 Oct 1893, (accident: 20 Sep 1893, 3:00 p.m., 3rd hour of shift), aged 30, Hewer, A man who was working with the deceased stated that he (deceased) was kirving in the coal, when a stone fell from between a small fault and a "slip" on to him, causing injuries from which he died on 28th October. He considered the place safe [Inquest attended]

Jones, John, 02 Dec 1870, aged 28, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Kennedy, John, 13 Jul 1890, (accident: 09 Jul 1890), aged 28, Miner, killed by a fall of coal, Buried: Netherton Lane Cemetery, Bedlington

Kilgour, William, 13 Jan 1916, aged 46, Hewer, crushed by tubs

King, Andrew Joseph, 20 Aug 1923, aged 41, Hewer, Injured by Coal Shot

Knox, Thomas Albert, 29 Nov 1933, (accident: 03 Nov 1933), aged 34, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Laidler, John Watson, 04 Jan 1939, (accident: 29 Nov 1938), aged 57, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Laidler, Matthew John, 12 Nov 1938, aged 65, Timberer, killed by a fall of stone

Lamb, Henry Newton, 29 Feb 1936, aged 17, Rope Boy, Crushed by Tubs

Laws, William, 10 Aug 1927, aged 46, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Laws, William, 1935, [approximate date]

Legget, Walter, 04 Jul 1906, aged 16, Pony Driver [More information ...]

Lilburn, Robert, 27 Jul 1886, aged 38, Stoneman, killed by a fall of coal and stone

Lockey, James N., 05 Oct 1956, aged 31, Coal Cutter, killed by a fall of stone

Lynn, James, 09 Apr 1929, (accident: 12 Jan 1929), aged 55, Deputy, Struck by Prop

Lynn, John, 15 Mar 1918, (accident: 11 Jan 1916), aged 41, Hewer, crushed by tubs

Mabon, Robert, 21 Aug 1963, aged 59, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Maddox, Thomas, 09 Sep 1865, aged 12, Trapper, Crushed by Tub

Marley, John Robinson, 21 Dec 1894, 4:00 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 60, Back Overman, Fall of stone. Some tubs ran amain owing to the welding of a link opening out. They smashed the runaway switch and jumped the rails at the points, knocking out the props from under the baulks at the junction of the full and empty roads. Deceased, after examining the roof, which he thought shaken, but good enough to work under for the time being, started to get the tubs on the road, when the fall came away from a slip and buried him [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Marshall, John, 12 Apr 1861, aged 20, killed by a fall from roof, Buried: St. Cuthberts Churchyard, Bedlington

Marshall, Thomas, 26 Aug 1852, aged 44, apparatus at bank

Mather, John Hogg, 04 Jan 1910, aged 60, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Maughan, George, 29 Nov 1937, (accident: 10 Nov 1937), aged 32, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Maughan, Robert, 16 Apr 1939, aged 57, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

McCauley, George, 14 Oct 1936, aged 23, Bargainman, killed by a fall of stone

McDougall, Joseph B., 25 Mar 1923, (accident: 17 Feb 1919), aged 49, Miner

McPhillips, Thomas Emmett, 21 Nov 1940, aged 33, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

McSheeny, Timothy, 20 Jan 1894, 9:00 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 29, Hewer, The deceased was going up the self-acting incline bank to his work, and by some means got between the two setts at the meetings. He might have been trying to pass the empty set, which was travelling very slowly, and forgot that the full one was coming down [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Metcalf, W. B., 01 Oct 1952, (accident: 10 Aug 1936), aged 52, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Miller, George, 24 Mar 1904, aged 17, Tippler Lad, Deceased ran forward a loaded tub from the shaft to a mechanical side-tipping tippler; he had some difficulty with the tippler and the operation was delayed, and in the meantime another full tub moved forward down the slight incline from the shaft, and after he had restarted the tippler by means of a lever he was crushed by it against the revolving tippler and tub. The Local Inspectors produced no written report at the inquest, but one of them stated that they had examined the place and thought it an accident

Miller, Michael, 31 Jul 1918, (accident: 19 Jun 1912), aged 57, Hewer, slipped

Mills, W. E., 20 Jun 1966, aged 69, Datal, Pneumoconiosis

Mitcheson, Thomas Barnes, 24 Apr 1940, aged 25, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Mitchison, Thomas B., 1940, [approximate date]

Mole, Joseph, 02 Sep 1929, aged 25, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Moore, John William, 04 Feb 1932, (accident: 08 Oct 1927), aged 31, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Moore, Richard, 08 Oct 1927, aged 37, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Morris, Robert, 30 Jul 1906, aged 23, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Moscrop, T., 29 Sep 1968, aged 73, Retired, Pneumoconiosis

Murgatroyd, James, 21 Jul 1870, aged 18, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Murray, James Ord, 01 Jan 1929, aged 19, Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Nancarrow, Richard, 20 Nov 1886, (accident: 20 Nov 1884), aged 30, Miner, killed by a fall of stone

Neave, Robert, 09 Apr 1922, (accident: 15 Mar 1915), aged 28, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Nichols, Walter Heard, 15 Sep 1932, (accident: 14 Sep 1932), aged 47, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Nicholson, John William, 03 May 1937, (accident: 25 Sep 1936), aged 15, Driver, Crushed by Tub

Oliver, George, 20 May 1942, (accident: 23 Mar 1942), aged 39, Coal Cutter, killed by a fall of stone

Ord, John, 21 Mar 1860, aged 66, Onsetter, crushed between conductor and cage

Pascoe, John, 23 Jan 1861, (accident: 04 Jan 1861), aged 61, Labourer, Fell from Heap

Patten, Stephen Elam, 31 Dec 1867, aged 16, Incline Boy, caught by set of tubs at foot of incline

Paxton, J., 22 Apr 1872, aged 16, Driver, run over by tubs

Paxton, John, 16 May 1869, (accident: 10 May 1869), aged 26, Fireman, burnt in firehole

Pearson, Isaac, 15 Jun 1854, (accident: 10 Jun 1854), aged 21, Pitman, killed by a fall of stone

Percy, T., 02 Apr 1970, aged 67, Retired, Pneumoconiosis

Potter, Robert, 1900, [approximate date]

Price, George Thomas, 14 May 1893, (accident: 01 May 1893, 12:35 p.m., 3rd hour of shift), aged 19, Hewer, He had kirved a jud and taken out a "tack" or coal sprag at the loose end. On again commencing to kirve, the coal fell on to him from a straight face and slippery "back." [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Pringle, John Andrew Guthrie, 07 Jul 1921, aged 31, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Reed, George, 25 Sep 1918, aged 66, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Reid, G. R., 31 Jul 1974, aged 75, Retired, Pneumoconiosis

Reid, John, 1930, [approximate date]

Richardson, Andrew, 13 May 1889, aged 64, Screenman, crushed between waggons when lowering them under screens

Richardson, David, 03 Sep 1930, aged 35, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Richardson, Thomas, 22 Oct 1862, aged 13, Driver, Run over by Tubs

Riddell, John, 11 Dec 1928, (accident: 10 Dec 1928), aged 39, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Netherton Lane Cemetery, Bedlington

Ridley, Albert, 21 Oct 1915, (accident: 11 Aug 1911), aged 30, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Robertson, George, 10 Jan 1867, aged 12, Miner, Run over by Set

Robertson, William, 14 Jan 1966, Miner, crushed by cage

Robson, Thomas, 08 Nov 1867, (accident: 03 Nov 1867), aged 42, Screener, crushed between waggons, died at Humford Mill Cottages as a result of a fractured skull [Inquest 16 Nov 1867]

Roper, Frank, 25 Sep 1874, aged 26, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal

Roper, William, 26 Nov 1888, aged 39, Hewer [More information ...]

Routledge, William, 15 Jun 1930, (accident: 20 May 1930), aged 55, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Rowell, T., 03 Jul 1949, (accident: 13 Sep 1944), aged 47, Filler, Pneumoconiosis

Rowen, Edward, 03 Nov 1891, 3:30 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 18, Putter, he was riding on a pony alongside an endless rope haulage when the pony stumbled, and deceased was thrown in front of some tubs and run over [Enquiry made]

Saint, James, 25 Oct 1956, aged 49, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Sanderson, Henry, 1926, [approximate date]

Scott, J. W., 09 Jul 1962, (accident: 1948), aged 67, Datal, Pneumoconiosis

Scougall, Robert Spencer, 25 May 1933, aged 18, Screener, crushed by tubs

Shore, Samuel, 29 Nov 1865, aged 13, Miner, Fell Down Shaft

Short, William, 27 Aug 1900, (accident: 17 Aug 1900), Horsekeeper, was stacking hay in the stock yard, when the pole he was using struck his leg and broke it; he died of ???, and as the doctor who attended him was unable to diagnose the cause, a post mortem examination was ordered

Simms, Thomas, 11 Sep 1872, aged 59, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Sinclair, John, 15 Nov 1895, 3:00 p.m., 9th hour of shift, aged 69, Masons' Labourer, deceased fell over a barrow and cut his arm, and afterwards died from blood poisoning

Smith, J., 03 Jan 1951, (accident: 19 Sep 1944), aged 55, Stoneman, Pneumoconiosis

Smith, J. E. R., 1901, [approximate date]

Smith, John, 08 May 1841, aged 31, Enginewright, caught by a rope

Smith, Robert, 07 Oct 1904, aged 19, Landing keeper [More information ...]

Smith, Thomas, 02 Dec 1937, aged 41, Ridder, killed by a fall of stone

Smith, William Gare, 24 Nov 1898, aged 17, Putter, He was putting a tub when it got off the rails at the face of a longwall gateway, knocking out some timber and thereby causing a fall of roof [Inquest attended]

Snowdon, George Edward, 24 Dec 1924, (accident: 18 Dec 1924, 11.20 p.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 18, Stone Putter, Deceased was putting a kibble of stones down a heading, dipping 2½ ins. to the yard, and had reached a bordroom along which the stones had to be stowed. He detached his pony on the crossings, withdrew the two drags from the wheels, and attempted to push the kibble round the turn. The load overpowered him and he was pushed down the heading for 24 yards, where the kibble was derailed. He sustained a compound fracture of the leg. Septicaemia supervened and he died 6 days later. He took the drags out too soon

Soulsby, Robert Henry, 28 Aug 1858, Blacksmith, killed by a fall of stone

Steel, John, 22 Oct 1849, aged 4, [Not Employed], accidentally run over by some ballast waggons employed on the branch line of railway, now forming from the Blyth and Tyne Railway to Bedlington Colliery

Stephenson, Thomas, 07 Mar 1882, (accident: 03 Mar 1882), aged 46, Hewer, fall of stone from the roof

Stewart, James, 09 Sep 1945, (accident: 15 Oct 1944), aged 36, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Straker, Frank Joyce, 05 Apr 1906, aged 19, Pony Putter [More information ...]

Straker, Hubert, 25 May 1923, aged 24, Blacksmiths Striker, Crushed by Machine

Surtees, Anthony, 23 Aug 1841, aged 40, Miner, fell down shaft

Tait, Francis, 13 Mar 1919, aged 41, Stoneman, crushed by tubs

Tait, George Crawford, 13 Nov 1928, (accident: 09 Nov 1928), aged 48, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Tait, Henry, 24 Aug 1908, (accident: 03 Jul 1908), aged 47, Hewer, died from blood poisoning

Tate, William, 1919, [approximate date]

Thoburn, Thomas, 19 Mar 1911, (accident: 11 Feb 1910), aged 54, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Thompson, Frank R., 30 Apr 1914, (accident: 05 Jun 1913), aged 16, Rope Boy, Tuberculosis

Thompson, Henry, 03 Jul 1970, (accident: 19 Mar 1962), aged 69, Miner, emphysema

Thompson, J. W., 21 Jan 1970, aged 64, Retired, Pneumoconiosis

Thompson, John, 09 Mar 1843, aged 16, Miner, fell down shaft

Thompson, John, 06 Apr 1881, aged 34, Branchman, run over by waggon

Thompson, John, 04 Jun 1904, (accident: 01 Jun 1904), aged 35, Hewer [More information ...]

Tiplady, Matthew, 30 Nov 1936, aged 50, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone in the Yard Seam

Todd, Cuthbert, 22 Aug 1961, aged 48, Surface Worker, caught in machinery

Trotter, William Wilson, 1935, [approximate date]

Turnbull, Robert, 06 Sep 1862, aged 62, Miner, Fall of Stone

Turner, David, 23 Mar 1950, aged 22, Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Tyler, Samuel Burn, 10 Feb 1934, (accident: 09 Feb 1934), aged 34, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Wardlaw, Frederick, 16 Dec 1953, (accident: 28 Nov 1953), aged 70, Wasteman, struck head on girder

Watson, Alexander, 02 Aug 1940, (accident: 25 Apr 1929), aged 29, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Watson, George, 19 Dec 1882, aged 60, Deputy, fall of stone from the roof, Buried: Netherton Lane Cemetery, Bedlington

Watson, Simon Shield, 19 May 1923, (accident: 18 May 1923), aged 28, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Weatheritt, Richard, 23 Sep 1907, (accident: 05 Mar 1907), aged 45, Cartman, kicked by horse

Welsh, George Patrick, 25 Dec 1931, (accident: 23 Dec 1931), aged 41, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Wharton, James, 09 Dec 1921, aged 30, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

White, J. W., 07 Nov 1966, aged 63, Faceworker, Pneumoconiosis

Wilkie, Henry, 11 Sep 1935, aged 19, Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Wilkinson, Cuthbert W., 15 Apr 1948, aged 31, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Wilkinson, Thomas, 22 Apr 1904, aged 46, Stoneman [More information ...]

Williams, James, 13 Aug 1900, aged 54, Hewer, was walking along the surface railway, on his road from work, when he suddenly fell down dead from heart disease

Williams, T., 05 Oct 1962, (accident: 11 May 1948), aged 74, Datal, Pneumoconiosis

Williamson, George Henry, 29 Aug 1927, (accident: 17 Aug 1927), aged 52, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Wilson, G., 15 Jan 1949, (accident: 14 Jan 1949), aged 46, Drawer, killed by a fall of stone

Wilson, Matthew, 12 Oct 1906, aged 29, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Wilson, Richard, 11 Sep 1865, aged 45, crushed by tubs [Morpeth Herald 23 Sep 1865]

Young, George, 07 Feb 1861, aged 68, Pitman, fall of cage

Young, John, 30 May 1927, (accident: 25 May 1927), aged 27, Hewer, Powder Exploding

Young, Reginald, 1942, [approximate date]