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George Walker
| Age: | 42 |
| Died: | 22nd Apr 1914 |
| Accident: | 22nd Apr 1914 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1872 |
| Colliery: | Norwood |
| Company: | Dunston Garesfield Collieries Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | Deceased had been working single at the face of a 6 yard bord. He was found dead under a stone from a pot hole. He had evidently been hewing at the face and he had cut away the support to the heavy end of the stone. Several props were rolled out. The deputy said there were no signs of the pot hole before the accident. |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Falls in the Mine :: Falls of Roof :: At Working Face |
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- 1914 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 8023), Northern Division (No. 2) by J. R. R. Wilson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 50, Accident Number: 8 Where to find this report
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Darrell Nixon | 18 Jun 2023 |
I am trying to work out if this George Walker was born 21.6.1871 to James Walker & Elizabeth Walker, née Clapman? |
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