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William Middleton
| Age: | 33 |
| Died: | 19th Feb 1876 |
| Accident: | 4th Feb 1876 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1843 |
| Colliery: | Cleator, No. 2 (Metalliferous) |
| Company: | Cleator Iron Ore Co |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Notes: | he had placed a cartridge of dynamite into a hole he intended to fire and had stemmed it, in the act of drawing the needle or picker it broke and whilst trying to get out the broken piece it exploded |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| 17 Feb 1876 | Sad Accident To A Miner at Cleator From Dynamite (Whitehaven News) |
| 24 Feb 1876 | The Accident To A Miner From Dynamite at Cleator (Whitehaven News) |
- 1876 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1734), Newcastle-on-Tyne District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 259, Accident Number: 3 Where to find this report
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