Rising Sun Colliery

Akenhead, Robert, 02 Oct 1929, (accident: 25 Sep 1929), aged 56, explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Alderson, David W. M., 1939, [approximate date]

Anthony, William, 1924, [approximate date]

Arnold, Robert William, 02 May 1914, (accident: 01 May 1914), aged 14, Pony Driver, the shift had finished and deceased with another boy were bringing their ponies out; deceased was holding a trap door open when the ponies started kicking each other; deceased was kicked in the stomach, but he walked to the shaft and told the overman he was not seriously hurt; he however, died from peritonitis the following day

Bamborough, John, 01 Sep 1967, he was killed in 3/4 seam district 10's tail gate when a machine was accidentally switched on by another miner working in the colliery

Bell, George, 1941, [approximate date]

Bowhill, Henry Lamb, 14 Feb 1914, aged 17, Shaft Lad, Deceased was engaged as a shaft lad at the bottom of a staple pit. He had charged a cage and shouted away, and then evidently tried to walk across the shaft bottom. He was killed instantly by the other descending cage.

Cole, Armstrong, 1941, aged 62, [approximate date]

Cruddas, Thomas, 26 Mar 1930, aged 30, Stoneman, of 28 Oakwellgate, Gateshead ; died in the R.V.I. from injuries received by a fall of stone (fracture of the base of the skull)

Davies, Edward, 20 Oct 1928, (accident: Oct 1928), aged 44, died from acute pneumonia and meningitis following a fall of stone, address: 78 Charlotte Street, Wallsend [More information ...]

Davis, William Andrew, 1924, [approximate date]

Duffy, Michael, 19 Jun 1940, aged 55, Buried: Benton Cemetery

Elliott, J. W., 1937, [approximate date]

Faddon, John, 1950, died after being burnt in an accident [exact date unknown]

Fatkin, George, 1969, [approximate date]

Forster, Frederick Walter, 24 May 1928, died as a result of injuries sustained in a fall of stone

Frazer, Albert, 1943, aged 31, [approximate date]

Gobin, Philip, 1942, [approximate date]

Grafton, Thomas, 1937, [approximate date]

Graham, William A., 02 May 1924, (accident: 01 May 1924, 5.30 p.m., 1st hour of shift), aged 54, Chargeman, Deceased was walking inbye along the travelling way of the engine plane. He was warned that a full set was coming outbye. Apparently he crossed the track for some unknown reason and was knocked down by the set. He died from his injuries the following day

Gregory, William James, 28 Dec 1966, aged 64, Stoneman, died from coronary thrombosis at the colliery; residence: 1 Priory St, Byker, Newcastle

Grieves, Ernest Victor, 12 Nov 1913, aged 17, Screen Boy, deceased had put an empty timber tram into a hoist on the surface, and after he had shouted "Hi away" (according to evidence) he was caught by the cage on its descent and fatally crushed between the end of the cage and the decking

Healey, Patrick, 1942, [approximate date]

Heslop, William, 1928, [approximate date]

Lee, John George, 1937, [approximate date]

Lightley, Thomas, 1918, [approximate date]

Lowery, William, 1922, [approximate date]

Lucas, Albert, 03 Jun 1914, (accident: 02 Jun 1914), aged 27, Hewer, Deceased was kirving at the face of a 9-foot wall, when a fall of stone occurred from a pot hole in the roof. He was injured internally and died the next day. The last set of gears was just 6 feet from the face — the maximum timbering distance. There was room for another set of gears, and there was no reason why such should not have been set. It might have prevented the accident.

Marling, William, 17 Dec 1924, 9.30 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 18, Datal Boy, Deceased was standing between the rails at the end of a conveyor, levelling off tubs, with his back towards a full set which was rapped away. The set was drawn back to liberate an overladen tub, which was rubbing a baulk, and this was done without deceased being notified by the landing lad. The full set pinned him against the end of the conveyor pans and he sustained injuries from which he died later the same day. The signal wire was connected to a prop 15 yards away from the conveyor end, making it impossible to transmit signals from the conveyor end to the haulage engine

Oakley, Joseph, 1940, [approximate date]

O'Brien, John, 03 Nov 1931, aged 52, burned by an explosion of firedamp, died subsequently, address: Renwick-street, Byker [More information ...]

Patterson, Stanley, 1930, [approximate date]

Poole, William, 1936, [approximate date]

Pringle, Robert John, 1932, [approximate date]

Purdy, Jackie, 1963, aged 20, he was killed on 2s shearer face in the North Beaumont seam, he was stretched across an armoured conveyor to put a sprag on the face side whilst operating a hydraulic ram to get the conveyor to tilt at an angle, the conveyor Jack-Knifed and crushed him against the roof

Rawson, Norman Harris, 07 Mar 1924, 3.45 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 56, Filler [More information ...]

Reeves, Robert, 25 Sep 1929, explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Richardson, William M., 1943, [approximate date]

Riseboro, Herbert, 1922, [approximate date]

Rynn, Robert, 12 Jan 1930, aged 18, Buried: Church Bank Cemetery, Wallsend

Scott, John Parkin, 1930, [approximate date]

Smith, Robert, 1940, [approximate date]

Smith, William, 03 Jun 1932, Stoneman, killed by fall of stone in the Yard Seam, left a wife and six children, residence: 20, Frank Street, Wallsend

Spowart, Alexander, 23 Apr 1924, 3.45 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 56, Filler, deceased was casting coal towards the gate-end on a machine face, when a fall of roof occurred, 10 yards long by 3 to 4 ft. wide and 10 ins. thick, canting out some temporary props and killing him instantly. The accident was caused by a defective system of timbering. On clearing the machine cut coal, the filler only sets the props he considers necessary for safety, and these props are afterwards knocked out by a timber-man, who sets planks notched into the coal, for the coal cutting machine. There can be no doubt that safer conditions would be attained on the face, both for the fillers and the coal cutting machine men, if the fillers set the planks in the first instance instead of only temporary props

Sugden, Alfred Edward, 22 Mar 1924, 10.30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 22, Stone Caster, Deceased was attempting to get on to a locomotive in motion whilst it was on a crossing and was crushed against a standing wagon, receiving injuries from which he died the same day. The driver saw his danger, but was unable to stop in time to avoid the accident. Riding on locomotives by unauthorised persons is prohibited

Tate, Isaac, 1943, aged 41, [approximate date]

Taylor, George R. C., 1936, [approximate date]

Varty, Joseph, Jan 1948

Walker, William, 1938, [approximate date]

Walton, John Robert, 03 Nov 1931, aged 36, burned by an explosion of firedamp, died subsequently, address: Balmoral-street, Wallsend [More information ...]

Watson, Albert, 1941, [approximate date]

Watson, John, 1942, [approximate date]

West, Andrew Taylor, 1935, [approximate date]