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Matthew Dodsworth Wright
| Age: | 15 |
| Died: | 6th Dec 1915 |
| Accident: | 6th Dec 1915 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1900 |
| Colliery: | Harton |
| Company: | Harton Coal Co., Ltd |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Notes: | killed through being jambed between a tub and a baulk |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| Arbitration Committee — 10th January 1916 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee
Committee Meeting
Held on January 10th 1916
Harton. Matthew Dodsworth Wright, 15, driver.
Killed on December 6th, 1915, through being jambed between a tub and a baulk.
The family consisted of the following :—
Deceased 15, driver, 11/6. (Last 6 pays).
Father 53, labourer, 18/-. (Delicate health).
Mother 47. sister 23.
Brother 21, in Army, 13/-. (Gov. allowance).
Brother 19, labourer, 18/5.
Sister 10, brother 6.
Claim made by the father for £150.
The Owners offered £32, and the Committee increased this to £45.
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/41, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1916 (one volume: covers Jan-Jun)
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