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Benjiman Barber
| Age: | 17 |
| Died: | 26th Nov 1913 |
| Accident: | 26th Nov 1913 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1896 |
| Colliery: | Horden |
| Company: | Horden Collieries Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Pony Putter |
| Notes: | the deceased was putting in a seam 3 feet thick, which is worked longwall, the coal being undercut by a coal-cutter; gates are 30 yards apart, and the tub is taken along the face; he was pushing a tub along the face when a large stone fell from between props on to him; the filler did not hear the roof working, and the deputy said the roof was sound two hours before the accident |
| Buried: | Duncombe Cemetery, Ferryhill |
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| Arbitration Committee — 26th January 1914 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee
Committee Meeting
Held on Monday, January 26th 1914
Horden. Benjamin Barber, 17, putter.
Killed on November 26th, 1913, by a fall of stone.
The family consisted of the following :— Deceased 17, putter, £1/3/1 ; father 42, deputy, £2/5/5; mother 42; brother 20, putter, £2/2/2 ; sisters 14, 12 ; brother 4.
Claim made by the father. Owners offered £47/12/0. Committee awarded £48/9/4
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/39, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1914 (two volumes: covers Jan-Jun, Jul-Dec)
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