Browney Colliery

1931, 07 Dec - Brockwell seam abandoned

1933, 15 Dec - Hutton seam abandoned

1934 - Brockwell, Busty seams abandoned

1938 - Closed due to flooding

1938, 31 Oct - Low Main, Harvey, Busty seams abandoned

Allison, William, 24 Jan 1921, (accident: 01 Jan 1921), aged 71, Cokeyard Labourer, On New Year's morning, after lighting the lamps, Allison was crossing the rails when he was struck by a tub, and sustained a compound fracture of the leg. He later died in Durham Hospital. [Inquest date: 24 Jan 1921]

Anderson, Thomas, 22 Apr 1903, aged 61, Water Leader, died when in lamp cabin from heart disease; no inquest held

Barker, John, 04 Nov 1910, (accident: 17 Mar 1910), aged 53, Hewer, While hewing, a small piece of coal struck him in the eye. He continued to work till the 9th April, but was under medical care from 22nd March. He died on November 4th, and an inquest was held on November 8th by Deputy Coroner Badcock. The verdict of the jury was :— "In accordance with medical evidence. — The primary cause being the injury which the man received, the secondary cause being Sarcoma following on the injury received."

Barker, T., 25 May 1937, aged 46, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Beck, David J., 30 Jul 1915, aged 15, Driver, killed through being crushed by a tub

Bendelow, John William, 09 May 1902, (accident: 08 May 1902), aged 14, Driver and Spare Incline Lad, de was travelling in-bye on a self-acting incline as a full set was coming out, and it by some means caught him [More information ...]

Bennet, Peter, 10 Aug 1915, aged 58, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Blizzard, William, 07 Feb 1875, aged 18, Sinker, fell out of kibble while ascending shaft

Bloomfield, Stephen, 01 Feb 1897, aged 69, Labourer, Unloading, with two other men, a truck of clay and rubbish, and while doing so, staggered and fell over the side. He was quite dead when one of the men got to him, Buried: Brandon Cemetery

Briggs, Thomas, 16 Apr 1888, aged 17, Locomotive Fireman, fell of the front end of a truck and was run over, while it was being shunted into coke yard, Buried: Brandon Cemetery

Carrol, William, 13 Jan 1891, 6:00 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 24, Hewer, fall of roof from a slip in face of place

Collingwood, Thomas, 21 May 1913, (accident: 16 May 1913), aged 26, Putting Hewer, whilst deceased was pushing his tub outbye he joined another putter at a twin, and received fatal injuries, Buried: Meadowfield Cemetery

Coulson, Benjamin W., 13 Nov 1925, (accident: 26 Jul 1925), aged 35, Stoneman, committed suicide as the result of injuries received to his hand through a fall of stone

Crozier, George, 07 Oct 1878, aged 48, Shiftman, fall of stone in a stow-bord while he was drawing a prop

Cummings, John, 16 Jul 1903, aged 61, Deputy, after examining some side stone on a waggon-way, where some arching was to be put in, he commenced to work under it, and it fell and killed him, Buried: Brandon Cemetery

Cunningham, James, 31 Mar 1881, aged 23, Labourer, was crushed to death between trucks and wall in the coke yard [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Daglish, George, 26 Oct 1912, aged 34, Waiter-on, the shaftmen having come out of the upcast shaft on the top of the cage at the close of their shift., deceased was left to close two fall-to doors; shortly afterwards he was missed, and it was discovered he had fallen down the shaft

Dawson, R., 02 Mar 1942, (accident: 09 Aug 1933), aged 32, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Deans, William, 07 Jun 1887, aged 32, Hewer, fall of stone in a narrow place after a shot had been fired which laid open a slip, Buried: Brandon Cemetery

Dodds, John, 11 Feb 1891, 3:00 p.m., 9th hour of shift, aged 15, Screen Boy, run over by trucks under the screens [More information ...]

Evans, David, 10 Sep 1880, (accident: 08 May 1880), aged 21, Wood Leader, injury to foot, from which he recovered, leg afterwards sprained by pushing tram

Halliday, Albert, 09 Nov 1910, (accident: 03 Nov 1910), aged 15, Driver, he left the flat with a load of four full tubs, and was sitting as usual in the first tub, there being ample height. Some hewers on their way inbye found him lying over the rails immediately in front of the first tub, and the pony kicking him. The first two tubs were off the way. When rescued he was unconscious, and he died on November 9th. There was ample room at the place, and the way and tubs were in good running order. The pony was a timid one. An inquest was opened and adjourned to enable the doctor to certify the cause of death. The jury returned a verdict that the cause of death was haemorrhage on the brain and fracture of the skull, due to the injury of November 3rd, 1910

Hannaby, Richard, 28 Feb 1925, aged 64, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Healey, Martin, 06 Jan 1910, aged 52, Hewer, The section of the seam in which this accident occurred was as follows :— Top coal 2 feet, band 2 feet and bottom coal 2 feet. The man was working in a head-ways 8 feet wide. The bottom coal had been removed for the full width and he was engaged in wedging down the band stone. This had been taken down for part of the width and he was working at the remaining portion when a large piece of top coal, like a cauldron bottom, fell from a clayey parting on to him

Heathwaite, Thomas, 05 Apr 1921, (accident: 18 Sep 1916), aged 24, Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Herdman, Henry, 03 Sep 1896, aged 29, Hewer, While hewing in a place in pillar workings a fall of stone took place from the roof and killed him, Buried: St. Stephen's Churchyard/Willington Cemetery

Jackson, Thomas, 11 Mar 1904, (accident: 07 Mar 1904), aged 44, Heapkeeper, he was clearing away some loose coals under screens when an empty wagon was being lowered by another man; the wagon was moving very slowly, and plenty of warning was given, but he failed to get out of way, and was crushed between buffers of two wagons, died on the 11th instant

Jeff, Leslie, 21 Apr 1927, aged 16, Rope boy, died suddenly while working in the Busty Seam. Address: Frederick Street, Meadowfield

Jennings, Thomas, 04 Jan 1914, (accident: 22 Dec 1913), aged 31, Hewer, deceased was commencing the last lift of a pillar, when a fall occurred of some roof stone overhanging the coal face; this should have been either timbered up, or taken down

Johnson, Joseph, 22 Apr 1903, aged 64, Shifter, when he was wedging down some stone in a road to make height, a piece fell from a slip and killed him

Joyce, John, 29 Jan 1918, aged 50, killed by a fall of stone in the Brockwell Seam, the stone was 8 feet long and estimated to weigh 1½-2 tons

Kenny, Dan., 04 Aug 1905, (accident: 18 Jan 1901), aged 26, Hewer, fall of stone, 18th January, 1901, spine injured; died 4th August, 1905 [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Knowles, Moses Mowbray, 05 Aug 1910, aged 24, Hewer, Deceased and his marrow were working in a broken lift 6 yards wide, and as the former was stooping down near the fast side to pick out some stones from amongst his coals a large stone fell on to him from the roof. The stone was bounded on its four sides by slips all inclined towards each other. The timbering distance was 4½ feet, but as it was a very bad roof and full of slips the timber should have been set much closer

McNamara, Thomas, 20 Jul 1893, aged 43, Hewer, Took ill in the pit while at his work, and died from heart disease.

Milner, Joseph Reavley, 03 Apr 1935, aged 29, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Meadowfield Cemetery

Moran, William, 21 Mar 1911, aged 22, Hand Putter, this accident was entirely due to wilful disregard of Special Rules and notices posted up on the haulage road; he was walking outbye along the side of a self-acting incline having a gentle gradient, when he apparently got on to a set to ride down the incline; on reaching a portion of the incline where there was only a clearance of 6 inches between the tubs and the roof he was crushed against two girders and balks and killed

O'Donnell, Stephen, 06 Feb 1915, aged 49, he told his wife that he had hurt his side by falling on a shovel, and complained of pain in his ribs; death was due to heart failure resulting from pneumonia of the right lung

Smith, James, 26 May 1881, aged 23, Miner, killed by a fall of coal

Tipling, William, 19 Nov 1923, aged 49, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Meadowfield Cemetery

Turner, Joseph, 13 Aug 1874, aged 42, Deputy, fall of stone while drawing timber

Ward, James, 04 Oct 1900, aged 14, Driver, Found between first and second tub of pony set, which he was driving outbye. Place 11 ft. wide by 6 ft. high. Died same day.