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Robert Noble
| Age: | 24 |
| Died: | 14th Jul 1902 |
| Accident: | 14th Jul 1902 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1878 |
| Colliery: | Coanwood (Whinstone) |
| Company: | Coanwood Whinstone Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Quarryman |
| Notes: | A charge of about 30 lbs. of gunpowder had been inserted in a fissure in the rock, and the deceased men had just lit the fuse when the charge exploded. Probably some grains of loose powder at the edge of the fissure were ignited and the charge thereby fired, or this may have been done by sparks from the burning fuse |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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- 1902 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1590), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 52, Accident Number: 4 Where to find this report
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Richard Ian Macdonald | 25 Oct 2021 |
Researching Coanwood for History Group. Robert Henry Noble is buried at The Parish Church of St Mary &St Patrick, Lambley, Northumberland (near Coanwood) |
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