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Edward Loftus
| Age: | 14 |
| Died: | 17th Nov 1925 |
| Accident: | 17th Nov 1925 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1911 |
| Colliery: | Mainsforth |
| Company: | |
| Occupation: | Trapper |
| Notes: | accident whilst driving set of tubs |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| Arbitration Committee — 6th January 1926 | |
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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 January 6th 1926
Partial Dependency Cases.
1999. Mainsforth Edward Loftus, 14, trapper.
Killed on 7th November, 1925, through being run over by tubs.
Deceased had apparently asked another boy to allow him to drive a set of two tubs from a siding to a landing and the accident occurred while he was driving.
The family consisted of the following :—
| Age | Occupation | Average Earnings during last 12 weeks |
Remarks | |||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
| Deceased | 14 | Trapper | 0 | 13 | 5 | |
| Father | 50 | Unemployed | 1 | 5 | 0 | Unemployment allowance |
| Mother | 48 | |||||
| Brother | 17 | Dataller | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| Sister | 13 | At school | School fees, £5/5/0 per annum | |||
| 2 | 16 | 8 | ||||
Claim for £600 made by the father, Hugh Loftus.
The case was before the Arbitration Committee on 6th January, 1926, when it was adjourned for the attendance of a witness.
The Owners repudiate liability.
Adjourned.
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/6/1/1/6, Reports of the Compensation Department, Vol VI covering Jan-Dec 1926
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| Arbitration Committee — 25th January 1926 | |
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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 January 25th 1926
Fatal Cases.
1999. Mainsforth. Edward Loftus, 14, trapper.
Killed on 17th November, 1925, through being run over by tubs.
Deceased had apparently asked another boy to allow him to drive a set of two tubs from a siding to a landing and the accident occurred while he was driving.
The family consisted of the following :—
| Age | Occupation | Average Earnings during last 12 weeks |
Remarks | |||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
| Deceased | 14 | Trapper | 0 | 13 | 5 | |
| Father | 50 | Unemployed | 1 | 5 | 0 | Unemployment allowance |
| Mother | 48 | |||||
| Brother | 17 | Dataller | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| Sister | 13 | At school | School fees, £5/5/0 per annum | |||
| 2 | 16 | 8 | ||||
Claim for £600 made by the father, Hugh Loftus.
The case was before the Arbitration Committee on 6th January, 1926, when it was adjourned for the attendance of a witness.
The Owners repudiate liability.
The Committee failed to agree.
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/6/1/1/6, Reports of the Compensation Department, Vol VI covering Jan-Dec 1926
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