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Edward Thompson
| Age: | 40 |
| Died: | 4th Jan 1924 |
| Accident: | 26th Dec 1923 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1884 |
| Colliery: | Auckland Park |
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| Notes: | he tried to stop a runaway tub but failed to notice a second tub approaching, which struck him on the side, he died in hospital on 4th January |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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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.
1766. Auckland Park. Edward Thompson, 40, hewer.
Died on 4th January, 1924, as the result of injuries received on 26th December, 1923, through being crushed by tubs which had got off the way.
The Coroner found that Thompson died from septic pneumonia resulting from internal injuries and haemorrhage caused through being crushed by a tub.
The deceased was a single man and the family consisted of the following :—
| Age | Occupation | Average Earnings during last 12 weeks |
Remarks | |||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
| Deceased | 40 | Hewer | 2 | 17 | 4 | |
| Father | 72 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Old age pension | |
| Mother | 70 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Old age pension | |
| Brother | 42 | Labourer | 3 | 15 | 1 | |
| Brother | 30 | Not working | ||||
| Sister in law | Husband in Asylum. Maintained by the Guardians | |||||
| Neice | 8 | Maintained by the Guardians | ||||
| Nephew | 6 | Maintained by the Guardians | ||||
| Nephew | 4 | Maintained by the Guardians | ||||
| Neice | 2 | Maintained by the Guardians | ||||
| 7 | 12 | 5 | ||||
No weekly payments of compensation were made prior to death.
Claim made by the father, William Thompson.
Owners offered £84.
The Committee failed to agree.
Source: Documents at the Durham Miners' Association, Redhills, Durham
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