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Hartley Mawson
| Age: | 25 |
| Died: | 6th Jul 1897 |
| Accident: | 6th Jul 1897 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1872 |
| Colliery: | Roanhead (Metalliferous) |
| Company: | Kennedy Brothers |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Notes: | Deceased and another man were robbing out the ore from a "ginnel" or vein. The vertical height of the open or worked out vein was about 40 feet, and the width at bottom, where the men were working, about 20 feet. The top and sides of the vein were hard rock, and the place was being worked without timber. The accident was caused by a piece of stone falling from the foot-wall at a point about 30 feet from the floor, and striking both men on its descent. An improved method of working places of this description has been adopted [Inspection made & inquest attended] |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| Pub. Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 08 Jul 1897 | Accident At Roanhead Mine (Whitehaven News) |
| 15 Jul 1897 | Fatal Mining Accident In Furness (Whitehaven News) |
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- 1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 49, Accident Number: 235 Where to find this report
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