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Herbert Galliford
| Age: | 42 |
| Died: | 24th Jun 1920 |
| Accident: | 24th Jun 1920 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1878 |
| Colliery: | Upleatham (Ironstone) |
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| Notes: | killed by a fall of shale and roof |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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Inquest: 26 Jun 1920, at Marske Institute, evidence was given that after deceased and another man who was working near him had each fired a shot and returned to their places. The moment Galliford reached his part of the roof gave way and he was completely buried in shale, he died before he could be extricated. A miner`s deputy named Arthur Dewing stated he had examined the place twice before on the morning the fatality occurred, he found the place all right in his view and sufficiently timbered. Verdict accidental death.
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Jill Solomon | 24 Mar 2012 |
He is my great grandfather |
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| Jill Atkins | 15 Feb 2019 |
I am writing about the social and environmental impacts of the iron ore industry in South Wales and in the Upleatham iron ore mine |
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