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Samuel Mildren
| Age: | 20 |
| Died: | 10th Oct 1873 |
| Accident: | 10th Oct 1873 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1853 |
| Colliery: | Harrington, No. 7 Pit |
| Company: | Bain and Paterson |
| Occupation: | Sinker |
| Notes: | fell down shaft |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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Accident No. 70. Samuel Mildren, a sinker, whilst working at the pumps in No. 7 pit, Harrington Colliery, belonging to Messrs. Bain and Paterson, on the 10th of October, was struck by a wire rope, which, being new, had become twisted, and when the weight was detached from it, it struck the unfortunate man, and he fell down the shaft for a distance of seven fathoms. There was seven fathoms of water in the shaft below this, and he was either killed by the fall or by drowning.
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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: 229, Accident Number: 70 Where to find this report
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