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Date:	4th September 1920
Colliery:	Usworth
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Cause:	Caught by runaway tubs
Lives Lost:	1
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At noon on Saturday an accident occurred in the Low Main Seam, Usworth Colliery. It was known as "cavilling day" and the men were changing for the three months.The boys had worked their shifts and were preparing to go outbye with their ponies after the haulage set had gone. One of the boys, named Wilkinson about 15 years of age, son of Mr. &.Mrs Wilkinson, Station Road Usworth, was caught by the runaway tubs and fatally injured.

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Newspaper article

	Wilkinson, William, aged 14, Driver, caught by runaway tubs
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