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| Date: | 11th August 1905 |
| Colliery: | Etherley, Rush Pit |
| Company: | Henry Stobart and Co., Ltd. |
| Cause: | Fall of stone |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
| Category: | Falls of Ground :: Falls of Roof :: On Roads while otherwise Working or Passing |
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No. 297 on the list occurred at Etherley Colliery, belonging to Messrs. H. Stobart & Co., Limited. The accident might easily have been prevented. It occurred in a place which was being made ready as a jigger incline. A 3-feet dip hitch ran across the place at an angle, with the hitch leader laid bare on the right hand side of the place. Deceased was busy cutting back the side when the stone sticking to the hitch leader on the left side of the place came off and killed him. He was said to be a practical man, but he lost his life through neglecting to pull the stone down.
| Source: | 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910) Where to find this report |
See also: a1905-90
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 | Pedley, John, aged 55, Shifter, he was preparing a place for a gig incline when a fall of stone occurred , causing severe injuries, from which he died the same day; the roof was full of "slips." |
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| 17 Aug 1905 | Etherley Miner's Death (Auckland Chronicle) |
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