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Thomas William Thorburn
| Age: | 16 |
| Died: | 24th Feb 1923 |
| Accident: | 24th Feb 1923 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1907 |
| Colliery: | Medomsley |
| Company: | Consett Iron Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Shaft Lad |
| Notes: | cage fell in shaft ; killed in the 1923 disaster (cage fell down shaft) |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the Disaster Reports section of this website.
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Memorial: 1923 Medomsley Colliery Disaster
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| 26 Feb 1923 | Colliery Accidents, Ten Lives Lost (The Times) |
| 27 Feb 1923 | Hurled Down Pit Shaft, The Medomsley Disaster, Theory Advanced At Inquest (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
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Andy Plant
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11 Feb 2023 |
To let people know there is a Memorial Service at Medomsley Church 1.00 pm Friday 24th Feb 2023...and wreath laying at the shaft
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