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Christopher Thompson
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| Died: | 9th Mar 1840 |
| Accident: | 9th Mar 1840 |
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| Colliery: | Springwell |
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| Notes: | they were killed when the chain gave way on the cage in which they were travelling at Springwell Colliery, causing them to fall to the bottom of the shaft |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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On Monday morning, 9 March, Charles Steel, Christopher Thompson and a boy called Robson were killed when the chain gave way on the cage in which they were travelling at Springwell Colliery, causing them to fall to the bottom of the shaft.
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- Contributions by members of the Public
- Text kindly provided by Jim Grainger from his research into early newspapers (primarily the Durham Advertiser and Durham Chronicle).
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