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John Joseph Hodgson
| Age: | 28 |
| Died: | 15th May 1896 |
| Accident: | 15th May 1896 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1868 |
| Colliery: | Binchester |
| Company: | Bolckow, Vaughan and Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | He had fired a shot, which displaced some timber; he neglected to re-set it and commenced to kirve when a fall of stone took place, injuring him so severely that he died the same day |
| Buried: | St. Mark's Churchyard, Eldon |
| Category: | Falls in the Mine :: Falls of Roof |
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No. 229 on the list occurred at Binchester Colliery, belonging to Bolckow, Vaughan, and Co., Limited, on the 15th of May, causing the death of a miner.
This man's death was caused by his own want of care or skill. He had fired a shot, and in the process of drilling the hole had got into the solid coal, where no kirving or holing had been done, the result was that when the shot was fired some of the timber was knocked out and the stone forming the roof considerably shaken. Instead of examining the place and at once re-setting the timber, he appears to have neglected to take any precautions whatever, and was killed by a fall of stone shortly afterwards.
This is one of the accidents which should never take place. In the first place, if he had drilled the hole properly the timber most probably would not have been displaced, but that having occurred, it should have been his first duty to reset the timber or leave the place and send for the deputy to do so.
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Eldon — St. Mark's Churchyard
Location: OS Map 93, Grid Ref NZ229277
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| Names on this tombstone | |||
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
| Dora Amelia BEADLE | 21st Sep 1922 | ||
| Elizabeth BEADLE | 28th Jan 1919 | 70 | 1849 |
| Elizabeth Ann BEADLE | 3rd Jan 1927 | ||
| Mary Jane BEADLE | 30th Aug 1926 | 55 | 1871 |
| William BEADLE | 20th Jan 1896 | 45 | 1851 |
| John Joseph HODGSON | 15th May 1896 | 28 | 1868 |
| Mary Jane HODGSON | 30th Aug 1926 | 55 | 1871 |
| John METCALFE | |||
| Mary Jane METCALFE | 30th Aug 1926 | 55 | 1871 |
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| Pub. Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 16 May 1896 | Two Workmen Killed (Northern Daily Mail) |
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- 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 10 Where to find this report
- 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 24, Accident Number: 229 Where to find this report
- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-05823-09-0002) © Kev Duncan
- Headstone(s) in St. Mark's Churchyard, Eldon
- Tombstone photograph (T-05849-09-0002) © Kev Duncan
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Roy Hodgson | 21 Apr 2010 |
Family |
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| J Colling | 05 Aug 2022 |
Note William Beadle also died at Binchester Colliery |
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