Hedleyhope Colliery

1935, 12 Nov - Ballarat seam abandoned

1935, 13 Feb - Main or Brockwell, Top seams abandoned

1937, 31 Dec - Yard or Three Quarter seam abandoned

1944 - Main seam abandoned

1945, Dec - Five Quarter seam abandoned

Appleby, Richard, 02 Mar 1906, aged 61, Labourer, When assisting to move two railway trucks, he was squeezed and killed between the side of a truck and a retaining wall. [More information ...]

Armstrong, Thomas W., 13 Apr 1937, aged 45, Deputy, he was killed by a fall of stone which also injured James Plumb, 24, waggonwayman. Following a fall of stone the two men went to investigate, and as they were caryying out an inspection the second fall occurred and they were almost completely buried

Briggs, Charles, 14 Jan 1855, (accident: 05 Dec 1854), Charles Briggs and J. Carlton were working together in the same board on 5 December 1854. Carlton put in a pricker to fire a shot to blast the coal, when a fall of blue stone from the roof came away and fell upon the legs of Briggs and also the left side of the small of his back. His spine was severely injured, mortification ensued, and he died on the 14th. inst. Briggs had only worked in the pit for about three months

Brown, John, 13 Dec 1866, aged 14, Driver, crushed by tub

Burrows, John Watson, 15 Feb 1930, aged 14, Pony Driver, he had been riding his pony in the pit when he fell forward onto its neck and then fell on the ground, he was picked up in a dazed condition, after being taken to the infirmary his condition worsened; he died in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Newcastle-on-Tyne shortly after admission; death was due to a tumour on his brain, but the doctor was unable to confirm that this had been caused by the accident [Durham Chronicle 12 Feb 1930]

Charlton, Joseph, 17 Feb 1855, killed after a fall down shaft [Sunderland News reports: accident - 17 Feb 1855 pg 5 col 1]

Cunningham, Francis, 09 Jan 1921, (accident: 26 Nov 1920), aged 51, Stoneman, died from injuries received

Dickinson, W., 31 May 1911, He was killed by lightning while returning home from work on Wednesday afternoon, 31st May. He and Richard Hall had left the pit at 2 p.m. and were nearing North Farm when the storm increased in severity and a huge flash of lightning struck him. Artificial respiration was tried, but he could not be revived. The inquest jury returned a verdict of death by 'An act of God'

Forster, John, 09 Jun 1865, aged 12, Screener, crushed by waggons

Gibbon, George, 05 Mar 1870, aged 19, Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Gill, F., 24 May 1935, (accident: 20 May 1935), aged 23, Banksman, died from injuries received

Golightly, James, 18 Sep 1856, aged 62, Engineman, scalded by boiler

Gray, T., 23 Sep 1932, aged 55, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Hagan, James, 30 Jul 1891, (accident: 09 May 1891), aged 46, Hewer, alleged to have received a blow in bowels with a shovel while filling a tub on the 9th of May last, but death was the result of an internal abscess

Heskett, James, 04 Jun 1866, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Jones, Thomas, 17 Mar 1876, aged 61, Collier, caught by an empty set of tubs going inbye

Lightfoot, Thomas, 26 Sep 1862, aged 17, Pony Driver, fell down shaft from overwinding

Roach, John, 04 Dec 1861, aged 15, Coke Ovens, crushed by surface waggons

Robinson, Ralph, 20 Feb 1888, aged 70, Labourer, run over by locomotive and trucks while trespassing on the Hedley Hope Branch Railway

Southern, John, 20 Feb 1850, aged 32, Timberman, crushed by a fall of stone, weighing 2 tons, from the roof [Inquest 22 Feb 1850 - Accidentally killed]

Stephenson, Frederick Elliott, 15 Feb 1939, aged 45, Stoneman, he was killed by a fall of stone while working in the Ballarat seam, it was the first fatal accident in the seam since its opening in 1931, Buried: Esh Winning Cemetery

Stevenson, William, 26 Jun 1869, aged 23, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Thew, George, 01 Sep 1866, aged 12, Horse Driver, crushed by tubs

Trainer, James, 20 Feb 1858, aged 13, Pony Driver, crushed by tubs by unyoking of horse

Whitfield, Fred, 11 Aug 1910, (accident: 11 Jul 1910), aged 16, Hand Putter, he was coming out on a slight down grade with a full tub when he heard a shout to stop, from another putter ahead, he was approaching a curve at a good speed, and in turning the tub to try to stop it he twisted the back end off the way, the road at that point was thickly timbered, and the stone was lying heavy on the timber; the tub knocked out four props and let down about two tons of stone; the lad was seriously hurt and was sent to Newcastle Infirmary, where he died on 11th August [His father, John George, was killed at Black Prince Colliery in 1904], Buried: Tow Law Cemetery