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William Brown
| Age: | 50 |
| Died: | 8th Apr 1871 |
| Accident: | 25th Mar 1871 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1821 |
| Colliery: | Ellenborough |
| Company: | John Harris |
| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | killed by a fall of coal |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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Fall of Stone and Coal.
No. 18 happened to a collier named William Brown, at the Ellenboro' Colliery, on the 25th March, by a fall of coal. The place in which he was working being too low for the passage of the tubs, he was taking down some coal which had previously supported the roof, and in doing so a quantity of it fell and caused his death.
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- 1871 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 653), Northumberland, North Durham, and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 160 Where to find this report
- 1871 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 653), Northumberland, North Durham, and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 163, Accident Number: 18 Where to find this report
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