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William James Smart
| Age: | 32 |
| Died: | 2nd Apr 1897 |
| Accident: | 2nd Apr 1897 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1865 |
| Colliery: | Broomhill |
| Company: | Broomhill Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | The deceased and his marrow were working in a "broken lift," which was considered safe by them and the chargeman. A shot had been fired and deceased began to fill the coal away whilst his marrow was hewing in the fast side. The deceased was in the act, shortly afterwards, of sounding the roof (top coal) when it and the stone above came away on him. It fell from a decided slip running along the coal face. The place appeared to have been properly timbered [Inspection made & inquest attended] |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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- 1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 24, Accident Number: 118 Where to find this report
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