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William Breckons
| Age: | 14 |
| Died: | 12th Jul 1906 |
| Accident: | 12th Jul 1906 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1892 |
| Colliery: | Heddon |
| Company: | Throckley Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Notes: | broke his neck |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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Deceased was coming outbye with a pony and four loaded tubs on a driving road in the South-East district of the Main Coal seam. He was sitting on the coal in the first tub. The pony appears to have run away, and the first tub jumped the rails and drew out the props under the ends of two crowns resting on a running balk at their other ends. One of the crowns fell on the boy and broke his neck, and some stone fell with it off the flattish leader of a 5-feet trouble that crossed the road at the point. The road was constantly travelled by both officials and workmen, and was in good order, with 14 or 15 inches space between the rails and props. One Local Inspector reported, "believe it was a pure accident."
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- 1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 33, Accident Number: 43 Where to find this report
- 1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Page: 33, Accident Number: 43 Where to find this report
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| A. Gravenor | 22 Jan 2014 |
The Brown family, Heddon-on-the-Wall |
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