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Robert Hunter
| Age: | 36 |
| Died: | 26th Dec 1942 |
| Accident: | 26th Dec 1942 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1906 |
| Colliery: | Leasingthorne |
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| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Notes: | explosion, address: 13 Hopkinsons Place, Kirk Merrington |
| Buried: | St. John the Evangelist Churchyard, Kirk Merrington |
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An explosion took place in the Mother-gate of the south-east district of the Hutton Seam this morning as a result of which three men unfortunately lost their lives. The accident occurred while they were moving up the gate-end switch, and the cause of it is unknown.
The doctors report says their deaths were instananeous and were due to burns and shock.
There were only four other men in the pit at the time and they were uninjured, although they were slightly affected by the gas in their attempt to reach the dead men.
The explosion has caused a fall, and trucks were thrown off the lines, but the rescuers soon came across the bodies of the three men, and they were conveyed to the surface.
Auckland Chronicle, 31st December, 1942
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Kirk Merrington — St. John the Evangelist Churchyard
Location: OS Map 93, Grid Ref NZ262314
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
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| Robert HUNTER | 26th Dec 1942 | 36 | 1906 |
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| Pub. Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 31 Dec 1942 | News (Auckland Chronicle) |
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- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-02811-05-0002) © Kev Duncan
- Headstone(s) in St. John the Evangelist Churchyard, Kirk Merrington
- Text kindly provided by Jim Grainger from his research into early newspapers (primarily the Durham Advertiser and Durham Chronicle).
- Tombstone photograph (T-02798-05-0002) © Kev Duncan
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| susan elliott | 05 Feb 2016 |
Names Hunter, Johnson, Cheesmond ,Kenmir Places Kirk Merrington, Tudhoe, Leasingthorne mine explosion 1942. |
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