Clintz (Iron Ore)

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Names of those killed at this colliery

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	Clintz (Iron Ore)	Index	Clintz (Iron Ore)

Location:	Bigrigg 4½ miles [7 km] SSE of Whitehaven
Map Ref:	(Sheet 89) NY003119, 54° 29' 33" N, 3° 32' 22" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	1900's - Lord Leconfield
Output:	1905 - No. 2 - Iron ore (red hematite).
	1908 - No. 2 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
	1910 - No. 2 - Iron ore (red hematite).
Employment:	1905 - No. 2 - 15 (9 below, 6 surface) [Sinking]
	1908 - No. 2 - 35 (26 below, 9 surface)

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Dunn, Terence, 18 Aug 1908, (accident: 29 Jul 1908), aged 48, Miner, he was struck in the eye by a piece of dirt from his pick; inflammation set in and he died on August 18

Steele, George Thomas, 25 Oct 1911, aged 25, Labourer, a block of stone fell from what was considered to be a strong and solid stone roof and caught him while he was in a stooping position; the roof was only 5ft. High

2 names found

1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1908 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1911 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6237), Newcastle District (No. 2) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report