Daldowie Colliery

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Brady, Edward, 16 Feb 1905, aged 37, Miner, Fall of roof at working face when about to prop it. The specified distance for props seems to have been too great

Dick, William, 15 Apr 1901, aged 61, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

Harper, George, 13 May 1893, Noon, aged 48, Miner, Fell off cage while ascending the shaft

Hood, James, 09 Mar 1891, aged 20, Roadsman, Caught by the dook "race" while putting up a prop

McCabe, Patrick, 30 Aug 1884, aged 40, Collier, Fall of roof at face whilst in the act of taking out a prop

McGauchan, William, 11 Sep 1899, aged 53, Miner, While descending a blind pit in a cage the rope parted from the hose and the cage fell. Riding in the cage was prohibited, but the prohibition was not attended to by the workmen

McKenna, Hugh, 27 Sep 1890, aged 19, Pony driver, Run over by a "race" of hutches which he was driving

Miller, Robert, 07 Oct 1893, 7.30 a.m., aged 35, Storekeeper, Crushed by a tank, which fell while being disloaded

Morrison, Hugh, 08 Apr 1901, aged 42, Brusher, A spark from his lamp which was, contrary to the regulations, on his cap ignited compressed gunpowder in his case which he had opened

Muir, John, 02 Nov 1910, aged 46, Brusher, While repairing a main dook road he had fired a shot which did not bring down all the stone. He was pinching it down when it suddenly fell and caught him

Tracey, James, 21 Sep 1900, aged 57, Miner, Fall of roof at working face where a coal cutting machine worked

Wilkie, Thomas, 13 Jul 1883, (accident: 27 Jun 1883), aged 35, Collier, Explosion of firedamp. Injured 27th ult. [More information ...]

Young, William, 18 May 1899, aged 27, Labourer, When attempting to mount a locomotive which was putting waggons into the siding he fell, and was run over