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John Hunt
| Age: | 15 |
| Died: | 4th Jun 1871 |
| Accident: | 20th May 1871 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1856 |
| Colliery: | Wearmouth |
| Company: | Bell, Stobart, and Co. |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Notes: | run over by set of tubs |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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No. 25, John Hunt, a driver at the Wearmouth colliery, was injured on the 20th May, and was taken to the infirmary, at which institution he died, and an inquest in consequence was held on the 6th June. The evidence went to show that deceased was in the habit of driving at a quick rate, and on the day of the accident was coming into a siding too fast, when he was thrown from the tub on which he was riding by it coming in contact with a set of tubs, which was standing at the time in the other part of the siding, the latter not having been got clear of the way in which he was to drive.
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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: 161 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: 25 Where to find this report
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