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| Date: | 16th June 1875 |
| Colliery: | Dalton (Metalliferous) |
| Company: | Denney Bros. and Co. |
| Cause: | Shaft accident |
| Lives Lost: | 2 |
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 | Baily, Thomas, aged 33, Miner, The breaking of a steel wire rope while they were descending in a kibble. They were going by this mode contrary to the regulations of the mine which were posted up in the large print at the mouth of the shaft. A good ladderway was duly provded for their use but they went down by the kibble in order to save the slight labour of travelling the road |
| | Kennedy, Thomas, aged 49, Miner, The breaking of a steel wire rope while they were descending in a kibble. They were going by this mode contrary to the regulations of the mine which were posted up in the large print at the mouth of the shaft. A good ladderway was duly provded for their use but they went down by the kibble in order to save the slight labour of travelling the road |
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| 24 Jun 1875 | Shocking Death Of Two Miners (Whitehaven News) |
| 24 Jun 1875 | The Inspector on the Cause Of the Accident (Whitehaven News) |
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