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Ralph Unthank
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| Died: | 18th Nov 1757 |
| Accident: | 18th Nov 1757 |
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| Colliery: | Long Benton |
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| Occupation: | Viewer |
| Notes: | explosion of gas |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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At noon a melancholy accident happened at Longbenton colliery, by foul air, which killed Mr. George Rawling, borer, and Adam Hunter, sinker, who were down the pit ; and the explosion was so great, that it killed Mr. Ralph Unthank, viewer, who was upon the bank, and looking down the pit.
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- Local Historian's Table Book of Remarkable Occurrences Connected with the Counties of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland and Durham by M.A. Richardson. Published in five volumes in 1844.
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