Committee Meeting Held on March 5th 1917
770. Hebburn. Thomas A. Brown, 15, driver.
Killed on December 28th, 1916, when he was crushed against a steel girder, whilst driving a full tub from the siding to the landing.
The family was as follows :—
Deceased 13, driver, 15/-.
Father 56, hewer, £2/13/8.
Mother 41, sisters 19, 8, 5.
Claim made by the father. Owners offered £38/10/0, and £50 was awarded.
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/42, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1917 (one volume: covers Jan-Jun)