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Thomas Farrar
| Age: | 40 |
| Died: | 18th Oct 1924 |
| Accident: | 18th Oct 1924 8.15 a.m., 3rd hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1884 |
| Colliery: | Whitehaven, Ladysmith Pit |
| Company: | Whitehaven Colliery Co. |
| Occupation: | Shift Hand |
| Notes: | Deceased and three others were sent by the deputy to repair the roof on a haulage road where a small fall of roof had taken place. They had set five temporary props at the outbye side of the fall and two of the men were preparing to set another, while the two deceased went over to the inbye side to set some props there. They were standing together viewing the roof when a further fall took place, and a large panel of stone several yards square in area and 6 ins. thick fell on them. Each had his skull and a leg fractured and were killed instantly ; address: 18, Yeathouse Road, Frizington |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Falls in Mines :: Falls of Roof :: On roads while repairing or enlarging |
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| 23 Oct 1924 | Pit Fatality, Whitehaven And Frizington Miners Killed, Ten Ton Fall Of Roof In Ladysmith Pit (Whitehaven News) |
- 1924 Mines Inspectors Report, Northern Division (No. 2) by T. Greenland Davies, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection], Page: 66, Accident Number: 81
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Frank Doran
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31 Jan 2013 |
I am researching this for my family tree. Thomas was my grandfather's brother. His name was John Farrar (Farrer in the article)They were working together when the roof collapsed killing Thomas
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