Bebside Colliery

1926 - Main Coal, Bensham, Stone Coal, Five Quarter, Plessey, Harvey, Yard, Low Main, High Main seams abandoned

Adams, Robert, 17 Sep 1856, aged 33, Miner, crushed by cage [More information ...]

Armstrong, James, 27 Apr 1913, (accident: 11 Apr 1913), aged 39, Timberer, whilst "notching" a hole in the coal preparatory to setting a plank in a longwall coal-cutting face, a piece of stone fell from the roof on to his back, from between two partings; he died on 27th April

Bailey, Samuel, 24 Apr 1877, (accident: 13 Jan 1875), aged 18, Shifter, fall of stone which he was blasting down

Bainbridge, William, 20 Jul 1922, (accident: 11 May 1922), aged 74, Pumper, fell into sump

Beecroft, Joseph, 21 Mar 1916, aged 32, fatally injured, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton

Bland, Robert, 15 Jul 1905, aged 34, Fitter [More information ...]

Brown, James, 26 Jun 1865, aged 19, Assistant Banksman, fall of a coal tub, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton

Brown, Stephen, 07 Jul 1865, (accident: 15 Jun 1865), aged 23, Miner, killed by a fall of stone

Burgon, William, 15 Sep 1923, aged 22, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Burt, Humphrey Armstrong, 21 Nov 1882, aged 17, Putter, crushed by tub, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton

Butcher, Fenwick, 01 Dec 1920, aged 17, Apprentice Mechanic, crushed by tub, Buried: Cowpen Cemetery

Carolan (Carling), Dennis, 07 Dec 1920, aged 33, Ridder, killed by a fall of stone

Cawthorn, William, 05 Oct 1867, aged 37, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Chisholm, Thomas, 04 Aug 1866, aged 14, Water Leader, Fall of Stone

Collin, John, 17 May 1870, aged 17, Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Coulson, Edward, 18 Jul 1917, (accident: 07 Jul 1917), aged 65, Deputy, died from blood poisoning

Crane, Henry, 15 Jun 1905, aged 31

Crosby, William, 17 Jun 1911, (accident: 11 Jan 1904), aged 65, Miner, killed by a fall of stone

Dawson, Thomas, 03 May 1902, aged 58, Waiter On, a shaft already sunk to the Plessey seam was being sunk further to the Harvey seam ; at the Plessey seam there was a scaffold across the shaft fitted with doors through which the sinking kibble passed ; deceased's duty was to open and shut these doors as occasion required, and while attempting to do so he fell down the shaft a distance of 80 feet

Dixon, Joseph, 20 Aug 1860, aged 43, killed by a fall of stone

Dodds, Henry Smith, 23 Dec 1907, aged 21, Coal Cutter attendant, caught in coal cutter machine, Buried: Cowpen Cemetery [More information ...]

Elliott, William, 05 Feb 1920, (accident: 12 Jan 1920), aged 59, Stoneman, died from blood poisoning

Ellis, Joseph, 19 Aug 1901, aged 16, Driver, While walking in-bye behind his pony, the latter kicked him in the abdomen, causing injuries which proved fatal [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Forshaw, Robert, 19 Apr 1899, aged 26, Hewer, A shot had been fired in the coal and dislodged some timber, which deceased and his marrow were engaged in renewing, when a large stone fell from some slips. The roof was known to be bad, and consequently had been well timbered previously [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Gardiner, Michael, 13 Sep 1876, aged 30, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal

Gardner, Joseph, 22 Sep 1916, aged 37, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Grand, Henry, 15 Jul 1905, aged 31, Deputy, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton [More information ...]

Gregory, James Robert, 10 Jun 1918, aged 43, Buried: Netherton Lane Cemetery, Bedlington

Hart, William, 03 Oct 1924, 2.30 a.m., 10th hour of shift, aged 55, Timberman, caught by picks [More information ...]

Henstock [Hemstock], Samuel, 08 Apr 1921, (accident: 09 Dec 1907), aged 45, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Jackson, Edward, 17 Mar 1875, aged 67, Horse Shoer, kicked by a horse

Johnson, John, 12 Feb 1864, aged 32, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton

Johnson, Matthew, 02 Jul 1888, (accident: 12 Jun 1888), aged 13, Driver, injury to bowels from lifting a tub on the way

Knox, Henry, 22 Feb 1877, (accident: 05 Feb 1877), aged 14, Screen Boy, fell before a waggon, right leg crushed

Lancrick, Oliver, 23 Aug 1872, aged 29, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal

Latimer, William, 27 Dec 1906, aged 18, Timber Lad, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton [More information ...]

Laverick, James, 22 Oct 1893, (accident: 09 Jul 1885), aged 63, Miner

Lilley, John, 30 Dec 1858, aged 16, Driver, Crushed Between Tub & Post

Maughan, William, 26 Aug 1898, aged 55, Hewer, deceased and his marrow had kirved a "jud" which the deputy shot down. The timber was then 4½ feet from the face, and although the coal had come off at a "hitch." the deputy, on examining the place afterwards, did not consider it necessary to set any more props until the loose coals were removed. Before this could be accomplished a large stone fell away at the "hitch," killing Maughan and severely injuring his marrow [Inspection made & inquest attended], Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton

McCallam, Michael, 20 Apr 1859, aged 15, Putter, crush of tubs

McLean, Joseph Foster, 15 Jul 1905, aged 29, Deputy, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton [More information ...]

McNeven, Peter, 06 Dec 1897, (accident: 01 Jul 1897), aged 19, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Munally, Francis, 03 Oct 1917, aged 38, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Murday, Thomas, 04 Jun 1918, aged 53, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone

Nicholson, Richard, 13 Nov 1877, aged 39, Sinker, fell down shaft

Nicholson, William Gray, 27 Jul 1905, aged 1, [Not employed - infant], Deceased's father lived in a house about 20 yards from a siding leading from the main line to the depot siding, and there was no fence. Deceased and other children were playing on the line while a North Eastern Railway Co.'s engine was at the Colliery, and he was run over. No one appears to have seen the accident happen [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Norris, John, 13 Nov 1865, aged 54, Miner, Fall of Stone

Norris, Robert, 24 Nov 1918, (accident: 09 Mar 1891), aged 66, Miner

O'Donnell, Patrick, 09 Mar 1883, aged 23, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Redhead, Gawan, 25 Oct 1861, aged 69, Fireman, Crushed by Cage

Ridley, Thomas Whitfield, 07 Aug 1906, (accident: 06 Aug 1906), aged 41, Onsetter, shaft accident, Buried: Blyth Cemetery [More information ...]

Sadler, Thomas Hedley, 28 Dec 1910, (accident: 27 Dec 1910), aged 44, Chargeman, killed by a fall of stone

Sanderson, William, 19 Jul 1892, 1:30 p.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 57, Hewer, as he was in the act of setting a prop, a stone fell from between two "slips." [Inquest attended], Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton

Scott, George, 21 Jul 1902, (accident: 23 Jun 1902), aged 66, Labourer, deceased was assisting in emptying stones from a waggon ; while letting down the bottom board his hand was crushed ; blood poisoning supervened, his arm was amputated. but his life could not be saved

Smith, John Davidson, 28 Dec 1887, aged 30, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton

Steel, Bennet, 07 Jan 1892, (accident: 11 Nov 1891, 12:15 p.m., 3rd hour of shift), aged 46, Hewer, after firing a shot deceased began to kirve in the coal when a stone from the roof fell from a greasy "slip" on to him [Inspection made]

Storey, Robert, 24 Aug 1872, aged 14, Putter, crushed between roof and tubs

Tate, Wiliam, 04 Nov 1918, (accident: 27 Nov 1917), aged 22, Putter & Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Turnbull, William, 17 Oct 1877, aged 30, Stoneman, when firing a shot his candle touched the straw or squib and exploded (prematurely) the shot

Turncock, Joseph, 28 Mar 1908, aged 13, Driver, crushed between limbers and tub

Tweddle, John, 06 Sep 1882, (accident: 29 Aug 1882), aged 25, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone from roof

Vickers, Andrew, 11 Jun 1899, (accident: 23 May 1899), aged 29, Hewer, The deceased had neglected to sprag the jud he was kirving, and a portion of it fell from a sooty parting. There was a plentiful supply of suitable timber close at hand [Inquest attended]

Waite, Alexander, 03 May 1913, aged 19, Putter, deceased was going along the coal face between two gateways, when a filler in one gate shouted to deceased not to go along there as the stone was heavy; just then a large fall occurred, killing deceased instantly; the stone fell from a jack and canted the timber out

Winship, William, 12 Oct 1867, aged 12, Wailer, run over by waggons

Young, Edward, 19 Sep 1863, aged 13, crushed by tubs, son of Henry Young, backoverman [Morpeth Herald 03 Oct 1863]