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George McMahon
| Age: | 59 |
| Died: | 17th Jan 1917 |
| Accident: | 17th Jan 1917 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1858 |
| Colliery: | Tanfield Moor |
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| Buried: | Tanfield Cemetery |
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| Arbitration Committee — 5th March 1917 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee
Committee Meeting
Held on March 5th 1917
768. Tanfield Moor. George McMahon, 59, driving and braking staple.
Killed on January 17th, 1917, when he fell down the staple. The family consisted of the following :—
Deceased 59, driving, etc., £1/17/8, widower, rent and coal.
Son 23, soldier, 7/3 allotment and Government allowance.
Son 18, soldier, 8/9, killed at Front, formerly clerk in D.M.A.
Son 20, loco. fireman, in lodgings at time of accident.
Daughters 17, 11.
| Three years’ earnings of deceased | £230 | 17 | 3 |
| Rent and coals | 36 | 8 | 0 |
| £267 | 5 | 3 |
Claim made by a daughter. Owners offered £150.
We established a claim to full liability, and thus £267/5/3 was awarded for the benefit of the two daughters.
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/42, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1917 (one volume: covers Jan-Jun)
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