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Thomas Ward
| Age: | 36 |
| Died: | 28th Feb 1873 |
| Accident: | 28th Feb 1873 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1837 |
| Colliery: | Hebburn |
| Company: | Hebburn Coal Co. |
| Occupation: | Shaftman |
| Notes: | fell off cradle in shaft |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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Accident No. 13. This accident took place in a shaft at Hebburn Colliery. Thomas Ward, the man who was killed, was working on a cradle which had an open space in it, and he appeared to have stepped back, without thought, and fallen through it. He fell a depth of 54 fathoms, which of course killed him.
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- 1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), Northumberland, North Durham, and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 224 Where to find this report
- 1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), Northumberland, North Durham, and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 227, Accident Number: 13 Where to find this report
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