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John Goldstraw
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| Died: | 29th Dec 1859 |
| Accident: | 29th Dec 1859 |
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| Colliery: | Holly Bush |
| Company: | W. Bowers |
| Occupation: | Sinker |
| Notes: | Flat rope broke |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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No. 46 in Tabular List. — At Holly Bush Colliery, Fenton.
A heavy hemp rope had been running up and down a pit at this collery for some years as a "balance," and on the pit wanting repairs, two sinkers started down to do the same, when the rope broke from sheer rottenness. No criminal neglect could be attributed to the manager, as he and the master sinker had been down the pit on the rope that morning to see what repairs were necessary.
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| Pub. Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 07 Jan 1860 | Fatal Colliery Accident (North Wales Chronicle) |
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- 1859 Mines Inspectors Report, North Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire District by Thomas Wynne, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 77
- 1859 Mines Inspectors Report, North Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire District by Thomas Wynne, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 81, Accident Number: 46
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