South Garesfield Colliery

1938, 08 Jun - Main; and a small area of workings from Esther Pit, thought to be Busty seam abandoned

1950 - Big Hutton, Little Hutton, Three Quarter seams abandoned

Armstrong, Henry, 19 Oct 1880, aged 68, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Bailey, George, 19 Dec 1932, aged 43, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Burnopfield Cemetery

Bell, Robert, 24 Apr 1921, (accident: 08 Nov 1918), aged 57, Shifter, strain

Brodie, John, 05 Jun 1889, aged 33, Hewer, fall of roof in working place

Dobson, Henry, 07 Mar 1945, (accident: 12 Jan 1945), aged 46, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Foreman, John Thomas, 09 Aug 1935, aged 15, Pony Driver, he was killed when he was caught by a passing set of tubs while walking outbye after completing his shift in the Victoria Seam [More information ...]

Hanlon, Michael, 10 Jun 1884, aged 37, Hewer, fall of fire clay band

Kay, John, 06 Jul 1899, aged 22, Hewer, Deceased was working in a place about nine feet wide, when a stone six feet in diameter fell from slips. More timber should have been set [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Kay, Thomas, 23 Dec 1890, 5:00 p.m., 11th hour of shift, aged 16, Onsetter, fell down a drop "staple.", Buried: St. James' Churchyard, Burnopfield

Lamb, Albert, 21 Jan 1915, aged 54, killed by a fall of stone, address: Park Terrace, Swalwell

Lawther, Frederick, 10 Dec 1908, aged 42, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal and band at working face

Lowes, Richard, 17 May 1929, Deputy, carbon monoxide poisoning [More information ...]

Malcolm, William Matthew, 17 May 1929, aged 14, Driver, carbon monoxide poisoning [More information ...]

McGarry, John, 10 Oct 1912, (accident: 04 Oct 1912), aged 19, Putter, whilst hand-putting a tub, he slipped, falling on his knee, afterwards developing blood poisoning, from which he died

Murray, Edmund, 06 Dec 1889, aged 15, Stoneman, accidentally killed by a tub crushing him through a kibble running amain and striking against such tub [Inquest: 07 Dec 1898 by Mr. John Graham]

Murray, William, 11 Jan 1898, (accident: 10 Jan 1898), aged 52, Onsetter, He was in the act of pushing a full tub out of the cage at the staple bottom, when the boy at the top started the cage without notice, and the deceased was drawn some distance up the staple and crushed by the cage, he received internal injuries, from which he died on January 11th. It was the first day for the break-lad at this particular work [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Nevin, Ralph, 21 Sep 1939, aged 53, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, address: Myrtle Grove, Leazes, Burnopfield

Reay, J., 11 Sep 1934, aged 24, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Short, William, 22 Apr 1924, 9.15 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 21, Hewing Putter, while deceased was hewing at the face of a bord a stone fell from the post roof and pinned him against a prop by the neck. The weight of the stone pressing on deceased's shoulders and neck caused his death through suffocation. Deceased had relieved a concealed slip in the roof and the working place was not timbered to comply with the regulations for the seam, Buried: St. James' Churchyard, Burnopfield {NBI}

Taylor, Joseph, 17 May 1929, aged 16, Driver, carbon monoxide poisoning [More information ...]

Terry, Michael Ellison, 16 Jan 1914, aged 34, Hewer, Deceased was working by himself in a headway place, 5 yards wide, with a hard post roof. Thin waves of "blue" put in between the coal and the post, making the top treacherous. Having sumped in at the barrow-way he proceeded to work the end (about 4 feet) off, and had got this about halfway up to the place when he uncovered a slip in the roof, close up to the coal face. This brought away a quantity of the blue, the thick end catching his head and instantly killing him. The stone was 3 yards long, about 2 yards wide, and about 8 inches thick. It was slippery and moist. It is probable that one, if not two, props were canted out by the stone.

Uren/Usher, Thomas, 14 Oct 1884, aged 37, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal, Buried: St. James' Churchyard, Burnopfield