Hylton Colliery

1897, May 17 - A new winning, Hylton Colliery, commenced to sink on 17 May; reached the Hutton Seam and finished sinking operations on 25 January, 1900.

Anderton, Thomas, 12 Apr 1920, aged 16, Driver, killed by being run over by full tubs

Atkinson, George William, 25 Dec 1904, (accident: 23 Dec 1904), aged 14, Landing boy, [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 27 Dec 1904 pg 4], Buried: Mere Knolls Cemetery, Sunderland [More information ...]

Austin, William, 03 Jan 1952, aged 41, of John Street, Southwick; killed by a fall of stone

Barkin, W., 18 Jan 1937, (accident: 07 Jan 1935), aged 36, Stoneman, died from injuries received

Barnes, Harold, 14 Feb 1939, aged 16, Off Taker, crushed by tubs

Bell, William, 20 Aug 1911, aged 47, Shaftman, fell off ladder in shaft [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 22 Aug 1911 pg 6 col 6; inquest - 23 Aug 1911 pg 3 col 1]

Bennett, Daniel Charles, 01 Jul 1944, aged 53, Shifter, runover by set, Buried: Southwick Cemetery, Sunderland

Bevan, J. F., 25 Feb 1937, aged 45, Drawer, caught by set

Brown, John Henry, 28 Aug 1928, aged 59, Shaftsman, fell down the shaft when the guide rope broke ; died the same night in Monkwearmouth Hospital ; residence: 11 East View, Castletown, Sunderland, Buried: Southwick Cemetery, Sunderland

Brown, Robert, 08 Jun 1949, aged 59, Buried: Castletown Cemetery (Sunderland)

Cave, Robert Henry, 1952, aged 16, manriding accident [exact details unknown]

Crompton, William H., 13 Nov 1966, aged 48, Buried: Castletown Cemetery (Sunderland)

Davison, R., 01 Oct 1927, (accident: 18 Aug 1927), aged 19, Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Davison, Reuben, 10 Dec 1913, (accident: 08 Dec 1913), aged 14, Landing Lad, a putter was taking off about 1 foot of side coal in a cross-cut to straighten it; whilst deceased was walking past the putter a piece of stone, weighing 10 cwts., fell from the side of the canch and knocked two props out, one of which struck deceased and fractured his skull; he died in the hospital on 10th December; the putter was 18 years of age, and had not examined the stone ; the officials should have sent a more experienced man to do the work [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 12 Dec 1913 pg 2 col 3] [More information ...]

Dixon, John, 24 Mar 1902, (accident: 10 Mar 1902), aged 57, Onsetter, while attending to the unloading and loading of the cage at the shaft bottom his hand was caught and injured, and blood poisoning ensued

Dobbin, Edward, 08 Jan 1954, aged 33, killed by a fall of stone, address: Oaklands Crescent, Southwlck, Sunderland

Donaghue, Thomas, 27 Jul 1915, [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 27 Jul 1915 pg 5]

Fowdy, Patrick, 02 Mar 1954, aged 44, he was crushed between pony drawn tubs and a wall in the pit when a pony (Pompey), startled by lights, bolted past him, address: Jowett Square, Southwick, Sunderland, Buried: Grangetown Cemetery, Sunderland

Fox, William, 12 Mar 1951, aged 35, Buried: Castletown Cemetery (Sunderland)

Frizzle, Matthew jnr., 16 Oct 1906, aged 28, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 17 Oct 1906 pg 3] [More information ...]

Gibson, Thomas, 16 Feb 1948, (accident: 14 Feb 1948), aged 50, Stoneman, died from injuries received, Buried: Castletown Cemetery (Sunderland)

Glanville, James R., 29 Jun 1946, aged 61, Masons Labourer, crushed by tubs

Glanville, Thomas, 28 Apr 1903, aged 14, Trapper, Deceased during his third shift in the pit was being taught by a driver how to drive. He was put on the limbers of a pony attached to a tub laden with timber by the wagonwayman, who had been instructed by the under manager to teach the lad to drive, and told how to sit, and to keep his head down as the road was somewhat low. He had only been on the limbers while the pony, led by the driver, had travelled about 40 yards when he seems to have caught a prop and fallen on a sharp stone by the side of way, and fractured his skull. The Local Inspectors in their report simply recited the principal facts connected with the accident. [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 01 May 1903 pg 3]

Hudd, Arthur, 08 May 1907, aged 15, Driver, [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 09 May 1907] [More information ...]

Iley, Joseph, 28 May 1912, aged 30, Hewer, when squaring up the left side of a place of 3 yards wide, the coal 5 ft. thick came away at a slip; he stepped back but was struck by a prop which was knocked out by the falling coal [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 05 Jun 1912 pg 3 col 2]

Johnson, James (Jeff), 13 Apr 1964, aged 44, died from injuries received, Buried: Southwick Cemetery, Sunderland

Johnson, Robert, 07 Oct 1916, [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 07 Oct 1916 pg 4 col 3]

Johnson, Thomas, 03 Oct 1916, aged 17, Stone Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Kail, John, 25 Nov 1902, aged 42, Hewer, deceased was hewing in a place in the Maudlin seam in the "broken" going parallel to a small trouble ; the tub road crossed this trouble, and the pony putter, in going outbye, got off way, and deceased came out to help to get the tub on the road, leaving his lamp at the face ; a fall of roof, possibly caused by the derailed tub loosening a prop, occurred, and deceased was pinned behind the tub [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 28 Nov 1902 pg 3]

Kirkhouse, John Thomas, 30 Mar 1947, aged 54, Timberer, overcome by gas in an old disused road [More information ...]

Lithgoe, James, 19 Jan 1926, aged 39, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Maidment, Charles, 08 Jun 1916, [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 08 Jun 1916 pg 5 col 2]

Marsh, John Edward, 04 Jan 1911, aged 16, Driver, crushed by tubs [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 05 Jan 1911 pg 3 col 1; inquest - 07 Jan 1911 pg 3 col 5]

Martin, Elliott, 26 Nov 1923, (accident: 02 Nov 1923), aged 20, Putter, died from tubercular meningitis, alleged to have been the result of injuries received through bumping his head against the roof whilst going out-bye

McConachie, Alexander, 09 Jan 1899, (accident: 04 Jan 1899), aged 14, Apprentice Slater, Fell from a scaffold while assisting the slaters. It is probable that one of the planks tilted up. Died January 9th [Inspection made] [Sunderland Daily Echo reports: accident - 11 Jan 1899 pg 3]

Mould, Cuthbert, 29 Mar 1917, [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 29 Mar 1917 pg 4 col 2]

Murphy, R. J., 23 Jul 1927, (accident: 20 Jul 1927), aged 18, Putter, crushed

Murray, Isaac, 31 Jul 1914, aged 60, Stoneman, deceased was pulling an empty dirt tub along the coal floor in a level headways; he was in ill-health, and collapsed suddenly after a slight blow in the stomach from the end of the tub

Rackstraw, William Wigham, Jun 1959, aged 52, killed when pit pony backed up without warning, pushing tubs back that crushed him [approx date], Buried: Castletown Cemetery (Sunderland)

Reid, Thomas, 05 Aug 1947, aged 34, Examiner, run over by a full set of tubs at the end of his shift, address: 31 Castle Street, Castletown, Buried: Mere Knolls Cemetery Seaburn on August 9th 1947

Reid, William, 29 Nov 1934, aged 45, Buried: Castletown Cemetery (Sunderland)

Rigby, Arthur Richard, 12 Jun 1914, aged 14, Tracer, no one saw this accident, but it was fairly obvious that deceased had been kicked on the head by his pony; he had fastened one trace on and was probably picking up the other when he was kicked; he had told a putter that the pony was a bad one, but he had not complained to any official [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 16 Jun 1914 pg 5 col 4], Buried: Southwick Cemetery, Sunderland

Robinson, Albert, 01 Apr 1959, aged 51, died as a result of accident, Buried: Castletown Cemetery (Sunderland)

Ross, James, 08 Jul 1954, aged 65, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Southwick Cemetery, Sunderland

Scott, Walter, 28 Nov 1927, (accident: 16 Nov 1927), aged 31, Putter, struck by tub

Smith, John, 21 Jun 1912, aged 51, Stoneman, trying to get into safety, he was caught by a full set of tubs becoming derailed at the bottom of an incline; the tubs were "amain" owing to the rope having broken close to the socket end, due to a sudden braking effect [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 21 Jun 1912 pg 5 col 4]

Southern, John George, 10 Aug 1909, (accident: 02 Jul 1909), aged 40, fall of side stone while repairing road, Buried: Southwick Cemetery, Sunderland

Southern, Matthew Waister, 01 Aug 1911, aged 31, Putter and Hewer, killed by a fall of stone [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 01 Aug 1911 pg 5 col 3; inquest - 03 Aug 1911 pg 3 col 3]

Stephenson, William, 09 Oct 1903, aged 55, Screenman, About 10.30 p.m. two 10-ton North Eastern Railway Co.'s trucks which had been resting, loaded with coal, for some days, and had become difficult to move, were standing in front of seven 4-ton wagons; several men, including deceased, were summoned from the screens to push forward the 10-ton trucks, and deceased, although warned to keep outside the rails, was between them, and when the trucks had been moved a few feet the smaller wagons crept away, although the gradient was only 1 in 159, and he was crushed between the wagons and trucks. It was stated that one of the brakes on the seven wagons was pinned down. [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 12 Oct 1903 pg 6], Buried: Mere Knolls Cemetery, Sunderland

Stephenson, William Finlay, 01 Sep 1906, (accident: 31 Aug 1906), aged 54, Shifter, run over by tubs [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 03 Sep 1906 pg 3] [More information ...]

Tatters, Wilkinson, 08 Jul 1904, (accident: 29 Jun 1904), aged 44, Gatewayman, A stone putter behind a loaded stone tub with two 6-feet props on it was taking it inbye down a dipping road and had put a wooden drag into one of its wheels. He thought the props on it were catching the baulks across the roof, and he stopped to adjust them, and in doing so probably pulled the tub back, and so caused the drag to fall out. On resuming his journey he found he could not control the tub although it never actually got away from him. He shouted to warn deceased and other men in front of him, but deceased either got flurried and failed to stand clear, or he tried to stop the tub and was severely crushed by it [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 12 Jul 1904 pg 3]

Thornton, Henry, 27 Sep 1922, (accident: 02 Aug 1922), aged 37, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Trotter, Thomas William, 19 Jan 1979, Shaftman, killed in the shaft

Turner, J., 30 Jul 1945, (accident: 16 Jul 1945), aged 24, Landing Lad, died from injuries received

Wallace, A., Jul 1964

Wilkinson, Robert, 17 Oct 1949, aged 66, Buried: Southwick Cemetery, Sunderland

Williams, James Witheridge, 27 May 1930, (accident: 21 Feb 1930), aged 60, Wasteman, killed by a fall of stone

Wood, William, 06 Sep 1950, aged 24, Loader lad, he was cleaning out the spill pit at the loader point when he was caught by a set of tubs and fatally injured, Buried: Castletown Cemetery (Sunderland)

Wrathmall, H., 13 Oct 1961