Netherton Colliery

1879 - Low Main, 5/4 and Bensham seams abandoned

1894 - Five Quarter seam abandoned - Not profitable

1934 - Main seam abandoned

1936, 15 Jan - Low Main seam abandoned

Addison, George, 10 Oct 1850, aged 29, Miner, killed by a fall of stone

Addison, William, 10 Oct 1850, aged 20, Miner, killed by a fall of stone

Armstrong, James, 15 Feb 1838, aged 46, Miner, fell down shaft

Barrass, Hugh Munro, 22 Apr 1958, aged 35, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Bell, Joseph, 12 Jul 1851, aged 12, Hooker on, crushed by tubs, he had only been working in the pit for a few days

Boll, Thomas, 09 Jul 1894, (accident: 02 Jul 1894, 9:00 a.m., 3rd hour of shift), aged 62, Hewer, Deceased, after firing a shot in the coal, was reaching over a tub, when some stone which had been shaken by the shot fell and broke his leg. Died from blood poisoning [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Boll, William, 21 Nov 1850, aged 29, Miner, run over by tubs

Brannon, T. J., 09 May 1951, (accident: 27 Dec 1949), aged 61, Shot Firer, suicide

Brown, Thomas, 17 Nov 1905, (accident: 09 Nov 1905), aged 57, Farmer, Deceased was at Netherton Colliery with a horse and cart for coal; while in the weigh house paying for the coal the horse moved away and deceased ran after it and was crushed by the cart against a gate post, his head was injured and three ribs broken, and he died four days later from heart disease and shock, as stated at the inquest by the doctor who attended him

Burn, William, 02 Oct 1837, aged 24, Miner, killed by a fall of stone

Byers, Alexander, 13 Jan 1851, (accident: 03 Jan 1851), aged 32, Labourer, fell from coal heap

Carrick, William, 12 Feb 1931, (accident: 09 Jan 1931), aged 59, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Clark, Walter John, 26 Jan 1917, (accident: 25 Jan 1917), aged 54, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Cook, George, 18 Jun 1919, (accident: 10 Dec 1917), aged 46, Back Overman, phthisis

Cowans, William, 07 Mar 1859, Blacksmith, buried under debris from boiler explosion, died 3 hours after being taken home, left a widow and three young children

Davidson, Robert B., 04 Apr 1968, aged 42, Filler, shot firing accident

Dick, Andrew, 25 May 1870, aged 13, Driver, crushed by tub

Dixon, George Alexander, 21 Jun 1917, aged 19, Putter, crushed by set

Dotchin, Percival Hetherington, 20 Jan 1906, aged 14, Screener, killed by machinery [More information ...]

Elliot, John, 02 Sep 1870, aged 12, Wailer, run over by waggon

Emery, George, 20 Oct 1926, (accident: 03 Dec 1923), aged 22, Putter, crushed by tubs

Gibson, William, 01 Oct 1838, aged 20, Miner, killed by a fall of stone

Gray, George, 02 Oct 1837, aged 48, Miner, killed by a fall of stone

Guthrie, Thomas, 24 Sep 1867, aged 13, Coupler, tubs ran amain and crushed him

Hall, George A., 31 Jul 1901, aged boy, [Not employed], killed by being run over by some empty waggons on a new railway which it was intended to connect with Netherton Hall Colliery; the deceased was not employed by the Colliery Company

Harbottle, Joseph, 02 Mar 1855, aged 36, Mason, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Hetherington, John, 02 Aug 1862, aged 25, Labourer, killed by a fall of stone

Howey, Gowan, 17 Nov 1849, aged 40, Miner, fell down shaft

Johnson, William Ralph, 14 Jun 1961, aged 48, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone

Kay, Thomas, 02 Mar 1855, aged 65, Mason, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Kerry, Henry Smith, 01 Dec 1911, (accident: 23 Nov 1911), aged 28, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Lamb, James, 30 Mar 1876, (accident: 20 Mar 1876), aged 78, Labourer, run over by locomotive

Locke, Alexander, 22 Sep 1916, (accident: 25 Jan 1916), aged 38, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Mason, Septimus Barker, 26 Nov 1924, 6.30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 18, Driver, Deceased was driving a set of four full tubs from the bottom of an incline to the top of a second incline on a level road 6 ft. high and 9 ft. 6 ins. wide. He was riding on the limbers. When passing beneath a "bull" or counterbalanced girder, hinged at one end, used as a safeguard against runaway tubs, the pony caught the free end of the girder causing it to lower to such an extent that deceased was crushed between the girder and the tub and instantly killed

Miller, George, 15 Mar 1877, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Miller, George, 26 May 1902, aged 47, Stoneman, deceased and two other stonemen who were injured were timbering a waggonway in the Five Quarter seam ; a shot had been fired at the place three hours before the accident, and the place had been examined by the deputy afterwards ; deceased was cutting a prop to set under one end of a balk when a fall occurred

Mitcalf, Robert, 17 Sep 1857, aged 11, Driver, thrown from rollies

Moore, Joseph H., 20 Apr 1969, (accident: 07 Oct 1949), aged 60, Stonemason, died from the effects of a fall of stone, 20 years of living as a paraplygic, Buried: Netherton Lane Cemetery, Bedlington

Murphy, Charles, 19 Sep 1935, aged 25, Drawer, killed by a fall of stone

Paterson, Ralph, 25 Oct 1867, aged 53, Wasteman, killed by a fall of stone

Patterson, John, 17 Jan 1863, aged 33, Miner, killed by a fall of stone

Patterson, Whitehirst N., 01 Nov 1934, aged 57, Rolleywayman, cerebral haemorhage

Pearson, George W., 03 Nov 1966, aged 40, Ripper, killed by a fall of stone

Pearson, Henry Brougham, 31 Dec 1911, (accident: 28 Dec 1911), aged 33, Pumpman, explosion of gas in oil engine room [More information ...]

Peel, William, 17 Jul 1858, aged 30, Master Shifter, killed in the engine-shaft from a misunderstanding between the waiter-on at pit top and the engineman. The poor man fell so far down among the furniture of the shaft, and was crushed so as to occasion his death. Left a wife and seven children

Pratt, William, 08 Feb 1865, aged 54, crushed by tubs, widower, left 6 sons and 4 daughters

Purvis, Alexander, 13 May 1940, aged 33, Filler, killed by shot, Buried: Netherton Lane Cemetery, Bedlington

Purvis, James, 03 Jun 1960, aged 60, Conveyor Patrolman, killed by a fall of stone

Raisbeck, Joseph, 27 Jun 1928, aged 60, Deputy Overman, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Netherton Lane Cemetery, Bedlington

Richardson, George Robert, 19 Mar 1935, (accident: 12 Jan 1935), aged 31, Deputy, crushed by tub

Richardson, Thomas, 08 Oct 1867, aged 13, run over by tubs [Morpeth Herald 12 Oct 1867]

Robertson, George, 05 Jun 1867, aged 12, Putter, crushed by tubs

Sanderson, John, 06 Feb 1877, aged 27, Blacksmith, caught by spoke of fly-wheel of saw-mill engine

Scott, W., 31 May 1965, aged 52, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Sherwin, James, 29 Oct 1906, aged 40, Stoneman, Deceased, who was under medical treatment for heart disease, worked in the night shift and had complained to his marrow during the course of the shift of feeling unwell. They went outbye together at the end of the shift, but deceased lagged behind and was left to come out alone as his marrow had some work to attend to near the shaft. When the fore shift hewers were going inbye about 3.30 a.m. they found deceased quite dead by the side of the road with his lamp burning near him. An inquest was held, at which there was no suggestion of any accident made and medical evidence given that death was due to heart disease, and so the jury found.

Shotton, William, 14 Dec 1906, aged 59, Screener, Deceased, who was sometimes rather deaf, left the screens about 6.30 a.m. to relieve himself, and while crossing the sidings was caught by a 15-ton loaded truck which was being pushed by a locomotive no one saw or was aware of any accident until his dead body was found.

Smith, Edward Rutter, 24 May 1913, (accident: 15 May 1913), aged 19, Putter, strained himself

Stanyer, Thomas, 11 Dec 1935, aged 53, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Stappard, Alan Norman, 05 Jul 1973, Electrician, killed by a coal cutter

Stewart, William, 03 Feb 1857, aged 12, crushed by tubs

Stokoe, William Thomas, 08 Aug 1903, aged 22, Onsetter, Deceased in loading the cage pushed two full tubs too far, and stepped partly on the cage to pull them back, when it moved away, and he was caught against the point skeet. The engineman stated at the inquest he received one rap before he started the cage. Several men at the bottom waiting to ascend, and the banksman on the surface, said no rap was given. The jury found that deceased was killed "by the cage being accidentally or by mistake brought away from the bottom." The Local Inspectors reported: "We have no complaint to make; everything is in order."

Summerson, William, 04 Jul 1866, aged 13, Driver, run over by tubs

Taylor, Colin, 12 Jan 1965, aged 37, Cutterman, killed by a fall of stone

Tweddle, Sydney S., 17 Mar 1919, aged 19, Putter, run over by full tub

Waite, J. B., 04 Jul 1973, aged 61, Retired, pneumoconiosis

Waldie, W., 19 Dec 1972, aged 54, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Wheatley, Nicholas, 16 Oct 1861, aged 2, run over by coal waggons being taken to screens, son of Robert Wheatley (Deputy), Inquest held by Stephen Reed 17 Oct 1861 [Morpeth Herald 19 Oct 1861]

Wilks, James, 20 Jan 1858, aged 31, Miner, fell from set

Williamson, George, 20 Aug 1907, aged 25, Banksman [More information ...]

Wilson, Alexander, 11 Oct 1855, aged 20, Miner, killed by a fall of stone

Wilson, Thomas, 14 Jun 1912, aged 57, Hewer, immediately after firing a shot in the coal with compressed gunpowder and fuze, he was found dead with a fractured skull, the shot having gone off prematurely