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William Waggot Rodgers
| Age: | 14 |
| Died: | 10th Dec 1923 |
| Accident: | 10th Dec 1923 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1909 |
| Colliery: | Dawdon |
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| Occupation: | Driver |
| Notes: | crushed by tubs |
| Buried: | Princess Road Cemetery, Seaham |
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| Arbitration Committee — 6th February 1924 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Department
Report of Proceedings
of
Arbitration Committee Meeting
held in the
The Coal Trade Offices, Newcastle-on-Tyne
On 6th and 20th February 1924
Report of Meeting held 6th February, 1924
Partial Dependency Cases.
1759. Dawdon. William Waggott Rodgers, 15, pony-driver.
Killed on 10th December, 1923, through being crushed by tubs.
The family consisted of the following :—
| Age | Occupation | Average Earnings during last 12 weeks |
Remarks | |||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
| Deceased | 15 | Pony driver | 0 | 11 | 6 | |
| Father | 41 | Stoneman | 4 | 3 | 1 | Receives house and coals |
| Mother | 38 | |||||
| Sister | 16 | |||||
| Brother | 13 | |||||
| Brother | 4 | |||||
| 4 | 14 | 7 | ||||
The coffin was provided by the colliery company.
Claim made by the father, Robert Rodgers.
Owners offered £9 and this was accepted.
Awarded £9.
Source: Documents at the Durham Miners' Association, Redhills, Durham
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