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Sidney Newton
| Age: | 16 |
| Died: | 21st Feb 1919 |
| Accident: | 21st Feb 1919 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1903 |
| Colliery: | Pelton Fell |
| Company: | |
| Occupation: | Scraper |
| Notes: | killed by a fall of stone |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| Arbitration Committee — 7th April 1919 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee
Committee Meeting
Held on April 7th 1919
1135. Pelton Fell. Sidney Newton, 16, scraper.
Killed on February 21st, 1919, by a fall of stone.
The family consisted of the following :—
Deceased, 16, scraper, £2/7/11.
Father, 41, N.E.R., £3/5/0. Wagon sorter.
Mother, 41, sisters, 14, 11, 5, brothers, 8, 1.
The coffin was provided by the Colliery Company.
Claim made by the father.
Owners offered £109, and £200 was awarded
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/6/1/1/1, Reports of the Compensation Department, Vol I covering Sep 1918-Dec 1919
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