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William Leece
| Age: | 28 |
| Died: | 1st Oct 1897 |
| Accident: | 1st Oct 1897 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1869 |
| Colliery: | Burlington (Slate) |
| Company: | Victor C. W. Cavendish |
| Occupation: | Quarryman |
| Notes: | He was filling a waggon, when he was struck by a mass of rock which fell from the side, without any warning, from a point only a few feet above his head [Inspection made & inquest attended] |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| 07 Oct 1897 | Shocking Fatality At Kirkby (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: 58, Accident Number: 349 Where to find this report
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