Newbury Colliery

Adams, Stephen, 26 Apr 1860, aged 60, Mason, A new pit was in the course of sinking and some coal was arrived at. The men (unacquainted with firedamp) were putting in the lower length of walling, and the master sinker had just gone up when the gas ignited, in consequence of a lamp top having been removed [More information ...]

Adams, William, 21 Jun 1864, aged 30, Sinker, Killed in the new sinking pit in consequence of a fall of shale of great weight coming away suddenly from the side, tipping the "tack" (cradle) at a terrible angle, and trowing Adams down into the sump, where he was drowned. The fall of stuff was occasioned by a "slip" in the strata. It is the custom of the county to have a second "tack" just below whilst walling, and there ought to have been one in the present instance

Ashman, J., 11 Dec 1883, aged 18, Carter, He shoved a tub over the top of an incline, and as he was hitched to it by his "gus" it overpowered and dragged him down

Ashman, Joshua, 17 Aug 1905, aged 55, Shaft and Pumpsman, Joshua Ashman, 55, shaft and pumpsman, died suddenly when at work at Newbury Colliery on the 17th August, from haemorrhage of the lungs [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Button, Arthur, 22 Oct 1869, aged 22, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp, Eleven persons killed by explosion of fire-damp [More information ...]

Button, James, 22 Oct 1869, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp, Eleven persons killed by explosion of fire-damp [More information ...]

Button, John, 22 Oct 1869, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp, Eleven persons killed by explosion of fire-damp [More information ...]

Coles, John, 22 Oct 1869, aged 50, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp, Eleven persons killed by explosion of fire-damp [More information ...]

Cullen, Frank, 15 Mar 1913, aged 35, Undermanager, He went some 13 yards up an almost vertical shute to release a blockage of coal, and, as he might have anticipated, when he released the coal he was surrounded by it and carried down to the mouth of the shute and suffocated

Edwards, William, 22 Oct 1869, aged 20, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp, Eleven persons killed by explosion of fire-damp [More information ...]

Ellison, A. E., 20 Dec 1883, aged 13, Door boy, He was coming out from work with another lad and attempted to pass a journey of trams after being cautioned not to, and was crushed against the side of the road

Francis, James, 22 Oct 1869, aged 19, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp, Eleven persons killed by explosion of fire-damp [More information ...]

Gilson, Adam, 29 Jan 1903, aged 34, Collier, Fall of roof. A large stone fel1 from unseen slips. The place appears to have been fairly propped, two found under the stone after the accident were shoved over through its having weighted unevenly

Gurney, Farnham, 22 Oct 1869, aged 43, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp, Eleven persons killed by explosion of fire-damp [More information ...]

Hamblyn, Benjamin, 06 Oct 1867, (accident: 27 Sep 1867), aged 38, Collier, Severely burnt by explosion of firedamp 27th Sept died of his injuries 6th Oct

Hancock, William, 22 Oct 1869, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp, Eleven persons killed by explosion of fire-damp [More information ...]

James, Albert, 15 Jan 1890, aged 33, Collier, Fall of coal, roof, timber, and stowed rubbish as he was passing along an air-way. It was probably disturbed by a shot fired in close proximity where a connection was being made from a higher level

Moon, George, 28 Apr 1875, aged 17, Collier, Fall of stone

Moore, Henry, 22 Jan 1897, aged 47, Miner, Fall of clod in his working place. He was getting it down at the time

Moore, William, 20 Jun 1866, aged 36, Miner, Sudden rush of broken stones and rubbish in one of a pair of close together pits which they were employed to clear out [More information ...]

Padfield, E., 26 Apr 1860, aged 27, Mason, A new pit was in the course of sinking and some coal was arrived at. The men (unacquainted with firedamp) were putting in the lower length of walling, and the master sinker had just gone up when the gas ignited, in consequence of a lamp top having been removed [More information ...]

Parfit, Thomas, 03 Nov 1862, aged 37, Carter, The cage descended to the bottom with pit wood and Parfit was on it to hold down the timber but it suddenly got loose and forced him into a small sump below

Parfitt, Isaac, 27 Jun 1908, aged 33, Repairer, Was tramming rubbish from a parting to the pit, and when going to have his supper he arranged with another repairer that in case he had filled all his empty trams before he, Parfitt, came back, he should bring a full tram out to the pit. This was done, but the full tram ran into an empty one, which struck Parfitt, who apparently was lying down asleep in the middle of the road, and ruptured his spinal cord. (Runaway tram)

Perry, W., 10 Jan 1883, (accident: 04 Jan 1883), aged 35, Labourer, He was engaged in cleaning out the well of a coal washing machine, and before getting out he shouted to the engineman to start the engine. His leg got caught in the elevator and broken, and he died from the effects of the accident on the 10th

Plummer, Eli, 22 Oct 1869, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp, Eleven persons killed by explosion of fire-damp [More information ...]

Plummer, John, 22 Oct 1869, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp, Eleven persons killed by explosion of fire-damp [More information ...]

Pratten, James, 26 Apr 1860, aged 37, Sinker, A new pit was in the course of sinking and some coal was arrived at. The men (unacquainted with firedamp) were putting in the lower length of walling, and the master sinker had just gone up when the gas ignited, in consequence of a lamp top having been removed [More information ...]

Steeds, George, 20 Jun 1866, aged 30, Miner, Sudden rush of broken stones and rubbish in one of a pair of close together pits which they were employed to clear out [More information ...]

Whitcombe, -, 30 Dec 1878, (accident: 12 Nov 1878), Collier, Injured by fall of top and died in Bath Hospitalon December 30th

Woolley, John, 07 Feb 1900, aged 35, Collier, Fall of coal from a back slip in his working place injured his spine