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Thomas Million
| Age: | 15 |
| Died: | 9th Jun 1890 |
| Accident: | 9th Jun 1890 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1875 |
| Colliery: | Norwood |
| Company: | Norwood Coal Co. |
| Occupation: | Water Leader |
| Notes: | drowned in a dip place by a hewer holing into some drowned workings without the necessary precaution of boreholes |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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No. 27 on the list occurred at Norwood Colliery, belonging to the Norwood Coal Company, on the 9th June about 11 o'clock a.m. causing the death of Thomas Million, a water-leader. The accident was caused by a place holing into an accumulation of water without the precaution of narrowing the width of the place and boring holes as required by General Rule 13 of the Coal Mines Regulation Act being taken. The winning places were driven in a westerly direction and dipped about 1½ inches per yard, and in this course went through a fault which threw the seam down 1 foot. After passing through this fault a "wall" was turned away to the north, in which direction the seam dipped about 5½ inches per yard, and when it got down far enough two places were turned away, one to the east and the other west, parallel to the winning place. Water accumulated on the high side of the fault, drowning three places to the north, and extended about 15 yards to the south. The place turned away to the east, or towards the fault, holed into this water, and it rushed through the hole made in such a volume that deceased, who was in the place directly opposite, or the one to the west, was drowned. Two men working near at the time escaped. They stated that they tried to rescue the deceased, but on account of the heavy rush of water and all their lights being extinguished they were unable to do so.
An inquest was held on June 12th before Mr. Coroner Dean, which lasted over four hours, and Mr. Plummer and myself attended it. All the evidence that could be got was taken, and the jury after much discussion returned the following verdict "That deceased was accidentally drowned by an influx of water," and added a rider that they were of opinion that the whole of the officials had shown a great want of proper care and judgment.
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- 1890 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6346), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 21, Accident Number: 27 Where to find this report
- 1890 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6346), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 9 Where to find this report
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| roy million | 18 Nov 2010 |
family tree |
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| Glynis Stones | 22 Jan 2012 |
The Million family were miners in Durham. My grandfather Thomas Million was a miner in his early life |
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