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Date:	2nd August 1906
Colliery:	Auckland Park
Company:	Bolckow, Vaughan and Co., Ltd.
Cause:	Fall of stone
Lives Lost:	2
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On August 2nd, a hewer and a pony-putter were killed by the same fall of stone in the Harvey Seam at Auckland Park Colliery, belonging to Messrs. Bolckow, Vaughan, & Co., Limited. Four hewers were working in a jud into which a double set of rails had been laid. The jud next adjoining had been finished and the timber drawn out the night before. At the time of the accident the four hewers were in the place and a pony-putter. The roof over the whole area of the jud, except close into the coal face, and of the adjoining jud collapsed. It was seen by the men to be collapsing. Two of the hewers stayed close into the face and were got out unhurt. A third was dragged out from the fall; he was slightly injured and recovered, but the fourth hewer and the putter were buried and killed.

This fall, like that at Elemore, was a very heavy one, some hundreds of tons falling, but, unlike that at Elemore, the cause seemed apparent. This was that the jud next adjoining, having had all the supports taken out the previous night, suddenly weighted and came down, and by its movement drew down the roof of the jud in which these men were working. The place was described at the inquest as having been "full of timber," and evidence was given to the effect that there was not a broken prop in the jud.

Source:

1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 15 Where to find this report

	Parry, Alfred, aged 20, Hewer, They were buried by a very extensive fall in a jud in the broken workings. The roof over a large area collapsed, although the jud was filled with supports. The weighting of an adjoining jud, which had been drawn the night before, caused the roof to collapse.
	Wilson, Samuel, aged 17, Putter, They were buried by a very extensive fall in a jud in the broken workings. The roof over a large area collapsed, although the jud was filled with supports. The weighting of an adjoining jud, which had been drawn the night before, caused the roof to collapse.
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