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Thomas George Turnbull
| Age: | 52 |
| Died: | 14th Jul 1904 |
| Accident: | 14th Jul 1904 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1852 |
| Colliery: | Cambois |
| Company: | Cowpen Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Wasteman |
| Notes: | A shot charged with three cartridges of gelignite was prepared in stone by the side of a return air road and was fitted with fuse and detonator. Deceased lit the fuse and retired along the road a distance of 75 feet and stood on the same side as that on which the shot was placed. He had sufficient time to take up a safer position. When the shot exploded a stone was projected and struck him on the head and he died in a few hours. The Local Inspectors reported "that it was purely accidental and no blame can be attached to anyone" |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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- 1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 50, Accident Number: 59 Where to find this report
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Brian Brown | 08 Dec 2013 |
My Grandfather was Thomas George Turnbull and his father was born in Durham and worked in Barrow in Furness in Vickers Shipyard and then came to Belfast and worked in H & W. I just wondered if this Thomas George Turnbull was related. |
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