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Alfred Simm
| Age: | 14 |
| Died: | 21st Sep 1900 |
| Accident: | 21st Sep 1900 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1886 |
| Colliery: | Asby |
| Company: | Asby Colliery Co. |
| Occupation: | Asistant Banksman |
| Notes: | He and another boy were engaged in filling small coal into tubs and putting them into the cage just below the surface level, in order that the coals might be drawn up to the level of the heapstead. He evidently thought the cage was at the opening ready to receive the tub, and he fell with the latter down the shaft. [Inspection made & inquest attended] |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| 27 Sep 1900 | Terrible Death Of An Asby Lad, Fall Down The Pit Shaft (Whitehaven News) |
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- 1900 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 536), Newcastle District (No. 3) by John L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 37, Accident Number: 379 Where to find this report
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Paul Simcock-Young
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22 Sep 2022 |
He was 13 not 15
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