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William Tinsley
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| Died: | 8th Jun 1857 |
| Accident: | 8th Jun 1857 |
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| Colliery: | Cobridge |
| Company: | Fox and Tinsley |
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| Notes: | A pond of water burst in from the surface |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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No. 24 is one of those cases, now very rare, where working men attempt to carry on a colliery without any knowledge except the mere use of a pick, and without any plans or other guidance. The proprietors, Messrs. Fox and Tinsley, commenced working an old colliery at Cobridge, and in the course of their operations worked so near the outcrop, that a large reservoir of water broke through into the mine, and poor Tinsley paid the penalty of such recklessness with his life. On examination, after the accident, it appeared, there was only a shell of about five feet between this large body of water and the workings beneath.
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- 1857 Mines Inspectors Report, by Thomas Wynne, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 57
- 1857 Mines Inspectors Report, by Thomas Wynne, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 60, Accident Number: 24
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