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Edward Dodds
| Age: | 23 |
| Died: | 6th Aug 1873 |
| Accident: | 6th Aug 1873 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1850 |
| Colliery: | Dinnington |
| Company: | John Bowes and Partners |
| Occupation: | Sinker |
| Notes: | fell down shaft whilst working at pumps |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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Accident No. 47. On the 6th August, Edward Dodds, a sinker, aged 23, was engaged removing a suction pipe connected with the pumps in the shaft at Dinnington Colliery, at the entrance to the high main seam. By some unknown cause he slipped and fell to the bottom of the shaft, a distance of 64 fathoms, which caused his death.
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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: 225 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: 228, Accident Number: 47 Where to find this report
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