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James Walker
| Age: | 44 |
| Died: | 6th Jul 1951 |
| Accident: | 6th Jul 1951 1:50 AM |
| Year Born: | abt. 1907 |
| Colliery: | Eppleton |
| Company: | National Coal Board |
| Occupation: | Cutterman |
| Notes: | died from carbon monoxide poisoning ; killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by defective master control box of Joy loader) |
| Buried: | Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery |
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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.
Hetton-le-Hole — Cemetery
Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ351480
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| Names on this tombstone |
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
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| James WALKER | 6th Jul 1951 | 44 | 1907 |
| Violet WALKER | 25th Oct 1971 | 65 | 1906 |
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Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 06 Jul 1951 | Eppleton Explosion, Pit Blast Kills Seven, Graphic Stories Of Escapes (Northern Daily Mail) |
| 06 Jul 1951 | 7 Die, 2 Hurt In Pit Blast, Four in Affected Section at Eppleton Escape, Bodies Brought Out (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 07 Jul 1951 | Seven Men Killed in Pit Explosion, Four Escape Unhurt (The Times) |
| 09 Jul 1951 | Proposal to Share Pit Fund, Easington Men's Gesture to Eppleton (The Times) |
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