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Died:	26th Apr 1844
Accident:	26th Apr 1844
Born:
Colliery:	Friars Goose
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Occupation:
Notes:	fall of roof, married with a family
Buried:	[not known]
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On 26 April, the Durham Advertiser reported that : "On Friday, three deputies were down the pit at Friars Goose, near Gateshead, to keep the workings in proper condition and at noon three others descended to relieve them." As they could not be found at the bottom of the shaft, a search was made "and they were at length discovered in a part of the pit under Byker Hill on the opposite side of the Tyne. They had been seated on a rolley, to which an ass was harnessed, when they were buried by a fall of stone from the roof. Five hours elapsed before they were got out; and one of them had to assist in his own liberation, by sawing through a block of stone. Another named William Ridley, was dreadfully crushed, and is scarcely expected to recover. The third — John Caldwell — (a married man with a family) — was killed."

Pub. Date	Article (Newspaper)
26 Apr 1844	News (Durham Advertiser)
02 May 1844	Fatal Colliery Accident (The Times)

• 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).

Email	Researcher	Date	Interest
	julia curtis-davis	04 Mar 2012	family tree mary and joseph cadewll born 1826 Heworth durham could be brother / sister my intrest is in mary
	Clare Singleton	25 Nov 2020	John Caldwell who died in Friars Goose pit on 16 April 1844. He is the 3x great grandfather of a friend of mine whose family history I am researching.

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