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Robert Harkness
| Age: | 48 |
| Died: | 8th Mar 1921 |
| Accident: | 8th Mar 1921 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1873 |
| Colliery: | East Hetton |
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| Notes: | killed on the duff heap, of Thornley, died of shock from burns, the inside of his mouth and air passage were burnt |
| Buried: | Wheatley Hill Cemetery |
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Mine Workers Killed
At East Hetton Colliery, Coxhoe, Co. Durham, yesterday, John Gibson, aged 19, and Henry Robinson, a boy, both of Coxhoe, were killed through a disused heap of coal and other material which they were loading up falling on them. Four others were seriously injured.
Source: The Times, March 8th, 1921
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Wheatley Hill — Cemetery
Location: OS Map 93, Grid Ref NZ377387
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
| Robert HARKNESS | 8th Mar 1921 | 48 | 1873 |
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| Pub. Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 08 Mar 1921 | Mine Workers Killed (The Times) |
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- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-01519-01-0002) © Kev Duncan
- Headstone(s) in Wheatley Hill Cemetery
- Tombstone photograph (T-01571-01-0002) © Kev Duncan
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