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George Lowther
| Age: | 20 |
| Died: | 27th Apr 1857 |
| Accident: | 27th Apr 1857 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1837 |
| Colliery: | Backworth |
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| Occupation: | Miner |
| Notes: | falling out of hook of corf |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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Three poor men killed at Backworth Colliery, Northumberland, in consequence of the bow of the basket in which they were ascending falling away from the hook.
This pit, 85 fathoms, had been recently sunk, so that the old fashion of baskets had not yet given place to the slides and cages then preparing for.
The hook used was fitted up with the ordinary spring, which, if all right, ensures safety from disengagement; but it came out in evidence that there was a good deal of confusion at the pit bottom, when they were preparing to ascend, so that they had neglected to take up the slack chain, and to see that the hook was properly placed around the bow of the basket.
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| Pub. Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 06 Jun 1857 | The Late Accident At Backworth Colliery (Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury) |
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- 1857 Mines Inspectors Report
- Contributions from Ray Ditchburn from his research into mining fatalities in Northumberland
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