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Allen, George, 04 Dec 1901, aged 23, Dayman, Fall of coal and clod. Deceased had set a sprag under the clod, and proceeded to take the coal from under it, when the coal knocked the sprag out and allowed both the coal and the clod to fall on deceased (Top hard coal)

Allen, John Robert, 13 May 1904, aged 20, Loader, Fall of roof. He was building a pack in the stall when a fall of roof occurred, and before he could be got out a second fall occurred and killed him (Top hard coal)

Annable, Samuel, 14 Feb 1914, aged 34, Stallman, Deceased was using a ringer to get some coal which, on being released, displaced a bar leg which struck him on the head knocking him to the ground. He was then pinned there by a fall of 3 tons of bind released by the bar itself

Beardsley, Henry, 12 Apr 1904, (accident: 31 Mar 1904), aged 17, Rope-boy, He left the mine on 31st March saying that he was ill, and when he died it was stated that he received injury in the mine. The coroner's jury returned a verdict that "he died from blood poisoning from injury to the ankle, but when or where the injury was received there is not sufficient evidence to show" [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Bell, Joseph, 30 Nov 1902, (accident: 14 Nov 1902), aged 31, Dayman, Deceased stated that a small fall of roof had occurred and injured his head, but none of his fellow workmen knew of any accident, nor did deceased complain until some days after the alleged injury. The coroner's jury returned a verdict that "he died from the effects of an accident sustained in the pit, and meningitis and pneumonia caused by such injury." Died 30th November (Top hard coal)

Beresford, Albert Edward, 07 Mar 1902, aged 24, Loader, The two men were suffocated by a fall of coal suddenly thrown out from the face of a heading and due to pent-up gas under great pressure suddenly bursting out the coal from a fault towards which the heading was approaching (Top hard coal)

Butler, Wilfred H., 28 Aug 1915, aged 17, Rope runner, In charge of main rope haulage and it was supposed he left infront of a tub and was dragged 117 yards underneath and was killed

Cantrell, Benjamin, 07 Mar 1902, aged 26, Header, The two men were suffocated by a fall of coal suddenly thrown out from the face of a heading and due to pent-up gas under great pressure suddenly bursting out the coal from a fault towards which the heading was approaching (Top hard coal)

Carter, Samuel, 04 Oct 1901, aged 29, Onsetter, Crushed by a descending cage. The deceased was the onsetter, and appears to have been cleaning up loose coal from the sump boards or cage hole, while the cages were running in the shaft. The descending cage came down upon him

Clakestone, Brewster, 26 Aug 1897, aged 8, Child, The boy had accompanied his aunt to the colliery to take a workman's dinner. The workman was at the engine on the bank of the river the boy strayed and fell into the water [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Dalby, William, 18 Aug 1914, aged 33, Collier, He was lowering a full tub of coal down the face when he was crushed against a prop by a runaway tub which came down behind him

Dawson, Joseph, 24 Feb 1903, aged 42, Dayman, He died of "heart disease" while returning to the pit bottom after a day's work. An inquest was held

Douds, Thomas, 19 Jul 1919, (accident: 18 Jul 1919), aged 16, Pony driver, Bringing his pony and 4 full tubs along dipping road when one of the Britishboard chains came off limber hook and pony broke into a gallop. Before he could get into a manhole two tubs passed over him — femur fractured. Died following day

Duncombe, John, 25 Oct 1906, (accident: 10 Oct 1906), aged 16, Rope-boy, Deceased was in charge of a train of 12 loaded tubs, and in trying to get in front while the train was in motion, he appears to have stumbled and losing his light, he was crushed between the tubs and the side of the roadway. He died 25th October (Top hard coal)

Fisher, William, 29 Jan 1911, (accident: 03 Nov 1910), aged 26, Dayman, He was injured at the gate end by a fall of roof while removing ripping dirt that he had pulled from the roof. He died on the 29th January, 1911

Fletcher, Alfred, 28 Aug 1919, aged 26, Stone drifter, Commencing to put a hole at bottom of staple pit with a power drill when it struck unexploded charge and he was killed

Floyde, Wilfred, 08 Jul 1914, aged 14, Clipper, He was watching a set of empty tubs pass over a junction on the main plane when a set of full ones was accidentally shunted out of the junction owing to the failure of another clipper to get the Smallman clip off in time. In the smash that ensued deceased was killed

Gladwyn, George, 26 Nov 1909, (accident: 28 Apr 1909), aged 34, Stallman, Deceased was taking a full tub along the stall face to the gate end and was in front of it, although the gradient was 1 in 36 in favour of the load. Another full tub, which deceased had neglected to leave secure, followed and bumped into the other, and deceased's back was broken. Died 26th November (Top Hard Coal seam)

Hague, Frank, 25 Sep 1900, aged 49, Dayman, Fall of roof-coal. Deceased was cutting roof-coal down in the gate, when a piece broke off and killed him (Top hard coal)

Hall, John Aubery, 21 Mar 1914, aged 15, Driver, He was bringing a run of 16 full tubs from a gate by means of a main rope when, in some way, he was caught and fatally injured

Hunt, Robert William, 06 Mar 1900, aged 19, Loader, Fall of side. Deceased was pulling the coals from the face, when the clod holing dirt above the coal fell upon him (Top hard coal)

Hurst, George, 29 Apr 1903, aged 26, Dayman, Fall of clod. Deceased was undercutting the coal seam, when the clod between the coal and the roof fell upon him (Top hard coal seam)

Ibbotson, Frederick, 27 Sep 1905, aged 22, Loader, Fall of coal. The stallman was cutting the coal through for the purpose of making it fall, and omitted to take precautions for the safety of deceased, his loader. The stallman was summoned for his carelessness and fined 20s. and costs (Top hard coal seam)

Jackson, Lemuel, 10 Mar 1919, aged 17, Pony driver, He was taking two trams of old timber when some props became deranged. He stopped pony and put props right and to do this he got into a narrow space between the tubs and side. Pony moved and he was crushed against bar leg

Johnson, George, 01 Dec 1910, aged 29, Corporal, He was walking in front of a set of 12 tubs drawn up an engine plane by single rope at 2½ miles per hour, and called out to his assistant 20 yards in front, who stopped the rope. Deceased was found between the second tub and the side of the road, and from evidence on the road he had been dragged 15 yards in that position

Marriott, John George, 11 Jul 1905, aged 27, Dataller, Fall of roof, Deceesed and another man were taking out the props supporting a bar on a roadway, when the roof fell and killed deceased (Top hard coal seam)

Mason, George Arthur, 29 Jul 1913, (accident: 23 Jul 1913), aged 28, Ripper, Deceased was back ripping a roadway when a large fall — about 40 tons — came away from a slip, and fatally injured him. He died on 29th July

Meads, John, 31 Jan 1905, aged 38, Dayman, Fall of coal. A settling of the roof came over the stall and pushed some coal from the face and on to deceased (Top hard coal seam)

Naylor, John Henry, 19 Feb 1901, aged 19, Pit-bottom assistant, He appeared to have had his head between two fall tubs while uncoupling them, near the pit bottom, and, while doing so, other full tubs ran into them and crushed him (Top Hard coal)

Newton, Frederick Arthur, 08 Aug 1924, 12.15 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 33, Ripper, Deceased had just temporarily secured the roof and side along a haulage road being enlarged, preparatory to getting more ground out for the permanent supports, when a fall of about 2½ tons of stone occurred, reeling out two sprags set against the one side and knocking out two sets of bars. He was practically buried by the fall and was dead when liberated soon afterwards

Parkin, H., 07 Aug 1936, Miner, killed by tubs

Percival, Thomas Edward, 28 Jan 1909, aged 15, Clipper, Tubs of dirt were going up the tip, and were conveyed by an endless rope, with catches on the full road 12 yards apart. Two full tubs ran back, and the catches failing to hold them, they ran to the bottom and killed deceased, who was coupling tubs there

Redgate, Ernest, 22 Sep 1919, aged 36, Haualge engineman, Attending hauage engine which drove main strip rope for pit. Sigal was given for rope to be stopped but it kept running. Haulage man telephoned out of pit and engine was stopped. He was found in rope pit gearing wheels. How he got there was not clear

Seddon, Emmanuel, 16 Apr 1912, aged 37, Stallman, By the inattention of the rope attendant nine tubs of coal were drawn out of the stall instead of the regulation six. This caused the rope to break, and the tubs, over-riding the drag, ran back 50 yards and killed deceased in the passbye

Severn, Arthur Edwin, 02 Nov 1903, aged 34, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was cutting a prop out which was supporting a bar set to support the roof, when the bar fell out allowing a portion of the roof to fall and kill the deceased (Top hard coal seam)

Shaw, William, 19 May 1908, aged 14, Door boy, The draw bar of the first full tub of a set of sixteen tubs broke, and as deceased was following the train up a hill, he was killed by the runaway tubs. The train over-ran the drag (Top Hard Coal seam)

Smith, Frederick, 01 May 1907, aged 16, Rope-boy, He was fatally crushed between a full set and an empty set of eight tubs each passing along a roadway worked by endless rope. The youth was working overtime when the accident occurred (Top hard coal)

Smith, John, 15 Jul 1909, (accident: 14 Jul 1909), aged 48, Dayman, Deceased had completed the coal loading, and was bringing his tools out preparatory to falling the over-hanging clod which was supported by props when the clod fell from between the props and the coal face in a width of three feet. He died the next day (Top Hard Coal seam)

Wass, William Herbert, 16 Oct 1924, 9.45 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 17, Clipper, Deceased was taking a clip off a set of tubs at the top of an endless rope road when another set came up behind and bumped into the first. He was probably taken unawares, for he was found under the first and second tub of the set

Williamson, William, 27 Apr 1905, aged 41, Dayman, Fall of coal. He was breaking up coal which had fallen against the timber when a portion of the coal-face rolled over and killed him. He died the same day (Top hard coal seam)