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Joseph Etherington
| Age: | 23 |
| Died: | 16th Jul 1915 |
| Accident: | 16th Jul 1915 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1892 |
| Colliery: | Brancepeth, A Pit |
| Company: | Strakers and Love |
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| Buried: | St. Stephen's Churchyard/Willington Cemetery |
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| Arbitration Committee — 13th September 1915 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee
Committee Meeting
Held on September 13th 1915
Brancepeth 1. J. Etherington, 23, hand-putter.
Killed on July 16th, 1915, by a fall of stone. Deceased was a single man, and lived with his parents, and the family consisted of the following :—
| Deceased, 23, hand-putter £2/0/1. | Gave mother all earnings. |
| Father 58, shifter | Working at Towneley Colliery. Has not given anything to his wife for 7 years. |
| Mother 57. | |
| Brother 28, hewer | Off work ill last 14 weeks. |
| Brother 21, soldier, 12/6 | Allotted to mother. |
| Sisters 31, 12. | Living with mother. |
Owners offered £123, and the Committee increased that to £150
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/40, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1915 (two volumes: covers Jan-Jun, Jul-Dec)
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