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Lancelot Newstead
| Age: | 16 |
| Died: | 23rd Oct 1917 |
| Accident: | 23rd Oct 1917 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1901 |
| Colliery: | East Pontop |
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| Occupation: | Pony Putter |
| Notes: | crushed between two tubs |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| Arbitration Committee — 10th December 1917 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee
Committee Meeting
Held on December 10th 1917
907. East Pontop. Lancelot Newstead, 16, pony putter.
Killed on October 23rd, 1917, when he was crushed between two tubs.
The family consisted of the following :—
Deceased 16, putter, £1/1/10.
Father 42, hewer, £2/9/8. House and coals.
Mother 37.
Brother 18, soldier, 18/0 allotment and Government allowance to mother.
Brother 14, screener, 11/6.
Sisters 11, 11, 5, 3, brothers 8, 1.
Claim made by the father.
Owners offered £71. Committee awarded £100.
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/43, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1918 (two volumes: covers Jan-Jun, Jul-Dec)
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