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William Wilkinson
| Age: | 14 |
| Died: | 4th Sep 1920 |
| Accident: | 4th Sep 1920 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1906 |
| Colliery: | Usworth |
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| Occupation: | Driver |
| Notes: | caught by runaway tubs |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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At noon on Saturday an accident occurred in the Low Main Seam, Usworth Colliery. It was known as "cavilling day" and the men were changing for the three months.The boys had worked their shifts and were preparing to go outbye with their ponies after the haulage set had gone. One of the boys, named Wilkinson about 15 years of age, son of Mr. &.Mrs Wilkinson, Station Road Usworth, was caught by the runaway tubs and fatally injured.
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