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James Nolan
| Age: | 59 |
| Died: | 30th Jan 1924 |
| Accident: | 30th Jan 1924 8.10 p.p.m., 6th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1865 |
| Colliery: | Littleburn |
| Company: | North Brancepeth Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | deceased was working at the face of a fast place 9 ft. wide in a seam 2 ft. 6 ins. thick, when a stone, 9 ft. by 2 ft. 6 ins. by 10 ins. thick, fell from the roof without warning and killed him. Two props were canted out. The stone broke off along the edge of the coal face |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| Arbitration Committee — 7th April 1924 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Department
Report of Proceedings
of
Arbitration Committee Meeting
held in the
The Coal Trade Offices, Newcastle-on-Tyne
On 7th April 1924
1782. Littleburn. James Nolan, 58, hewer.
Killed on 30th January, 1923, by a fall of stone.
The family consisted of the following :—
| Age | Occupation | Average Earnings during last 12 weeks |
Remarks | |||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
| Deceased | 58 | Hewer | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| Widow | 55 | |||||
| Son | 21 | Hewer | 4 | 13 | 6 | |
| Son | 18 | Pony Putter | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Son | 9 | |||||
| 10 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Deceased had been employed for weeks and had earned on an average £2/11/11 per week.
| £ | s. | d. | |
| Three years’ earnings on this average | 404 | 19 | 0 |
| House and coals | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| £443 | 19 | 0 | |
The child will be 15 years in 302 weeks.
302 weeks by £2 = £604.
15 per cent. of £604 = £90/12/0.
So that £90/12/0 plus £300 = £390/12/0.
Claim made by the widow, Mary Nolan.
Full liability admitted for £390/12/0.
Source: Documents at the Durham Miners' Association, Redhills, Durham
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