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Joseph Walker
| Age: | 15 |
| Died: | 3rd Aug 1891 |
| Accident: | 3rd Aug 1891 10:00 AM, 4th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1876 |
| Colliery: | Postlethwaite's Eskett |
| Company: | Postlethwaites Eskett Mining Co. |
| Occupation: | Metal Picker |
| Notes: | This boy's father was engaged barring a piece of metal off the timbers in his working place, when it suddenly fell and "reeled" several sets of timbers out, burying deceased [Inspection made & inquest attended] |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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Related Newspaper Articles
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| 06 Aug 1891 | Mining Fatality At Eskett (Whitehaven News) |
| 13 Aug 1891 | Heroism Of A Miner At Eskett, Extraordinary Conduct Of Fellow Workmen (Whitehaven News) |
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Mines Inspectors Report Entry
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Columns: 1: No. of Accident ; 2: Date and Hour of the Accident ; 3: Hour of the Person's Shift, i.e. No of Hours he had been at work when the Accident happened to him ; 3: Name of the Mine ; 4: Where situate ; 5: Name of the Owner or Company ; 6: Persons killed ; 7: Reputed Age ; 8: Occupation ; 9: Cause of Accident, and Remarks |
- 1891 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6625), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 36, Accident Number: 8 Where to find this report
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