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Luke Denham
| Age: | 42 |
| Died: | 25th Aug 1896 |
| Accident: | 25th Aug 1896 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1854 |
| Colliery: | West Auckland |
| Company: | Bolckow, Vaughan and Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Deputy |
| Notes: | When travelling to his work on the engine plane he was caught by the set and so severely injured that he died the same day |
| Buried: | West Auckland Cemetery |
| Category: | Miscellaneous Underground Accidents :: Haulage :: Inclined and engine planes |
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No. 381 on the list occurred at West Auckland Colliery belonging to Messrs. Bolckow, Vaughan, & Co., Limited, on August 25th, causing the death of a deputy.
The deceased man was travelling on the engine plane to his work when he met the set and was caught by it, and so severely injured that he died the same day.
The refuge holes were within the distance required by the Act, and there was a space of 3 feet on one side of the way, and of 17 inches on the other.
His mind must have been preoccupied, and he had forgotten all about the set.
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West Auckland — Cemetery
Location: OS Map 92, Grid Ref NZ186259
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
| Luke DENHAM | 25th Aug 1896 | 42 | 1854 |
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- 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 16 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: 25, Accident Number: 381 Where to find this report
- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-05347-08-0002) © Kev Duncan
- Headstone(s) in West Auckland Cemetery
- Tombstone photograph (T-05379-08-0002) © Kev Duncan
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