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Thomas Roney
| Age: | 58 |
| Died: | 6th May 1897 |
| Accident: | 6th May 1897 3:30 AM |
| Year Born: | abt. 1839 |
| Colliery: | East Hetton |
| Company: | Walter Scott, Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Shifter |
| Notes: | Inundation of water in Cassop way of Harvey seam, owing to workings holing into old workings from Cassop colliery ; killed in the 1897 disaster (inundation of water from old workings) |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the Disaster Reports section of this website.
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| 07 May 1897 | Colliery Disaster (The Times) |
| 13 May 1897 | The Flooded Colliery (The Times) |
| 15 May 1897 | The Flooded Colliery (The Times) |
| 31 May 1930 | Echo Of Pit Disaster (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 12 Nov 1932 | Trying Ordeal Recalled (The Science and Art of Mining) |
- Durham Mining Disasters, c.1700 - 1950s by Maureen Anderson, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2008, ISBN 1-845630-73-4
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Mines Inspectors Report Entry
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- 1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 42, Accident Number: 202 Where to find this report
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