Howley Park Colliery

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Allighan, J., 20 Oct 1868, aged 60, Labourer, Fell off wagon of timber while unloading it [More information ...]

Beevor, J. W., 22 Oct 1891, aged 18, Train boy, Injured by tubs

Broadbent, H., 25 Feb 1910, aged 38, Miner, The pony and driver were taking six tubs along a road. The driver was getting hold of the pony's head when the pony turned round and went the wrong way. Broadbent came out of his working place and put his head to the end of the tubs to try and stop them, but he was overpowered and killed

Brown, W., 18 Jan 1893, aged 16, Byeworker, Fall of roof

Cartwright, James, 10 Aug 1857, Falling down the shaft

Cheetham, Clarence, 26 Jun 1912, aged 22, Sawyer, Whilst engaged in cutting up some 8 feet 6 inches round logs into square bars, at a circular saw, a log seized on the saw and was then thrown back against his head, fracturing his skull. The saw was not properly set

Fawcett, Frederick H., 09 Apr 1908, (accident: 24 Jan 1908), aged 23, Screener, Two wagons, about 2 ft. 6 ins. apart, were standing under the screens, one was empty and the other being filled from the shoot of the screens, and he was attending to them. He was passing between them when a wagon lowered by another man bumped slightly into one of the standing wagons causing it to close on the other, and he was nipped between the buffers. (Died 9th April)

Gledhill, B., 06 Dec 1884, aged 21, Shunter, Crushed by waggons

Hinchcliffe, J., 24 Feb 1855, aged Boy, Fall of roof in the mine

Ingrham, E., 08 Jun 1886, Driver, Run over by corves

Pyecroft, Charles, 30 Nov 1907, aged 62, Ripper, When engaged widening an engine plane for a pass-bye some of the side fell upon and killed him. He appears to have been holing under the side instead of work at the end of the stone

Render, William, 24 Jan 1911, aged 50, Collier, Whilst removing loose dirt he was caught by a fall of roof 4½ feet long, 2¼ feet broad and varying in thickness from 8 to 18 inches. Two props were thrown down by the fall

Rigg, Thomas, 15 Mar 1861, Fall of roof in the mine

Robinson, John, 26 Feb 1924, 12.35 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 19, Pony Driver, He was driving a set of full tubs towards a siding and was assisting the tubs round a curve when the pony turned in the wrong direction, pulling the first two tubs off the rails. Deceased was crushed between the front of the tubs and the side of the road beyond the curve and was so severely injured that he died shortly afterwards

Thomas, Michael, 21 Nov 1924, 11 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 55, Hewer, He was filling a tub at the face in a gate in which height is made both in the roof and the floor. While he was filling a fall of roof occurred, discharging a prop and a bar, and he was completely buried. The prop which was discharged had been put up before the bottom brushing had been taken up, and it is possible that the taking up of the bottom brushing had weakened the footing of the prop. If a long prop had been set in front of the short props the accident might not have occurred. The Manager agreed to set long timber in future

Winfield, Noah, 10 Nov 1907, (accident: Aug 1907), aged 48, Miner, Alleged to have died from injury to spine caused by lifting a tub in this mine three months ago. The jury at the inquest returned a verdict that the deceased died from phthisis accelerated by accidental injury sustained while at work at the colliery