Durham Mining Museum - Eppleton Colliery (original) (raw)
| Location: | nr. Hetton le Hole6 miles [10 km] SSW of Sunderland |
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| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ364484, 54° 49' 44" N, 1° 26' 0" W |
| Maps: |  1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
| 1898 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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| 1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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| 1950s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
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| 1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
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| Opened: | 08 Jun 1833 |
| Closed: | 30 Mar 1986 |
| Pits: | Caroline Pit |
| Jane Pit, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ363482, sinking: 23 May 1825 | |
| Shaft details for Jane Pit |
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| Lindsay Pit | |
| Shaft details for Lindsay Pit |
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| Owners: | 1825 - Hetton Coal Co. Ltd. |
| 1850s - Hetton Coal Co. (Hon. A. Cochrane & Partners) | |
| 1911 - Lambton & Hetton Collieries Ltd | |
| 1934 - Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd | |
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |
| Output: | 1855 - Coal. |
| 1860 - Coal. | |
| 1865 - Coal. | |
| 1873 - Coal. | |
| 1888 - Coal. | |
| 1894 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1896 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1900 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1902 - Caroline - Coal: Gas, Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1902 - Jane - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam. | |
| 1905 - Caroline - Coal: Gas, Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1905 - Jane - Coal: Gas, Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1910 - Caroline - Coal: Gas, Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1910 - Jane - Coal: Gas, Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1915 - Coal: Gas, Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1921 - Coal: Gas, Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1925 - Coal: Gas. Fireclay. | |
| 1930 - Coal: Gas. | |
| 1935 - Coal: Gas, Steam. | |
| 1947 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam. (459,245 tons) | |
| 1950 - Coal: Gas, Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1955 - Coal: Gas, Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1960 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1965 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1970 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. | |
| 1975 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. | |
| 1980 - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam. | |
| 1985 - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam. | |
| Employment: | Year Pit Total Below Above 1854_Working_ 18831,061 1,061 18942,008  1,533475 18962,0701,580490 19001,8361,413423 19021,7841,375409 19051,166912254 19101,6201,265355 19151,3781,013365 19212,0481,501547 19252,0151,547468 19301,3261,013313 19352,1331,742391 19401,9551,599356 19451,7681,378390 19471,8941,452442 19502,0771,610467 19551,9461,499447 19601,9041,565339 19651,4781,290188 19701,3541,183171 19751,2851,147138 19801,3881,211177 19851,3521,205147 |
| NCB Employment Figures |
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| Colliery Management (prior to 1970) |
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| Seams Worked: | 1905 - Caroline - Main Coal, Maudlin |
| 1905 - Jane - Hutton | |
| 1910 - Caroline - Main Coal, Maudlin | |
| 1910 - Jane - Hutton | |
| 1915 - Hutton, Main Coal, Maudlin, Three Quarter | |
| 1921 - Hutton, Low Main, Main Coal, Maudlin, Three Quarter | |
| 1925 - Busty, Five Quarter, Hutton, Low Main, Main, Maudlin | |
| 1930 - Busty, Five Quarter, Low Main, Main, Maudlin | |
| 1935 - Busty, Five Quarter, Low Main, Main, Maudlin | |
| 1950 - Busty, Five Quarter, Low Main, Main, Maudlin | |
| 1955 - Busty, Five Quarter, Low Main, Maudlin | |
| 1960 - Busty, Harvey, Low Main, Maudlin | |
| 1965 - Busty, Harvey, Low Main, Maudlin | |
| 1970 - Busty, Harvey | |
| 1975 - Busty, Harvey | |
| 1980 - Busty, Harvey | |
| 1985 - Busty, Harvey | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Eppleton Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1825 - Jane Pit, near Great Eppleton, began to sink on 23 May, and was put down to the Hutton Seam. |
| 1833 - The Eppleton colliery, belonging to the Hetton coal company, was won. The Hutton seam is seven feet seven inches thick - pure coal, five feet six inches - depth one hundred and fifty-five fathoms. The winning had been several years in progress. | |
| 1870 - Sunk the Eppleton New Winning from the surface to the Hutton Seam. | |
| 1938, 09 Jul - Hutton seam abandoned | |
| 1950 - Main seam discontinued | |
| 1960, Jan 02 - Part of Hawthorn Combined Mine | |
| 1968 - Caroline shaft demolished | |
| 1986, Mar 30 - Merged with Murton Colliery | |
| Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Eppleton Colliery |
Description
Eppleton Colliery, the property of the Hetton Coal Company, Limited, consists of three pits. The Caroline, down-cast, was commenced in 1824, but after sinking a short distance, so much sand and water were met with that the project was condemned by the leading viewers of the day. Another effort was, however, made, and, after overcoming 22 fathoms of sand and a feeder of water, which made 1200 gallons per minute, the Main coal was reached, at a depth of 140 fathoms, on the 1st of August 1833. The Jane pit down-cast shaft was sunk in 1837. The New pit up-cast was commenced in April 1870, and finished in 1873. The shaft is 16 feet in diameter. There is a very powerful winding-engine at this shaft, capable of raising 150 tons per hour. The following seams are worked: the Main coal, at a depth of 140 fathoms, 6 feet in thickness; the Maudlin, 151 fathoms, feet 1 inch in thickness, at the shaft scarcely workable, owing to bands and splint ; but to the east becomes valuable and about 7 feet thick, separated from the Low Main by a band of about 8 inches, making a section of 11 feet 11 inches. The Low Main is unworkable. The Hutton is 174 fathoms deep, and 4 feet 8 inches in thickness at the shaft, tapering to 2 feet 11 inches at the extreme north and east points of the royalty. The pits are ventilated by furnaces and boiler fires, producing 300,000 cubic feet of air per minute. The number of men and boys employed under ground is 1100, above ground, 304. The output averages 3000 tons per day.
Whellan's 1894 Directory of County Durham
Eppleton Colliery is a large extensively worked mine, sunk in 1825, situated near the village of Hetton-le-Hole, Mid-East Durham, about six miles northwest of Durham City and south of Sunderland respectively. It is in Group "C" of No. 2 Area, Durham Division of the National Coal Board. The seams being worked, in descending order, are the Five Quarter, Main Coal, Maudlin, Low Main and Busty; the Hutton Seam which lay between the two last-named seams has been worked out.
Mines Inspectors Report into the 1951 Explosion
Disasters (5 or more killed)
| | 28th | Jan | 1836 | | Explosion, 20 lives lost (Show Names) | | ----------- | ------- | -------- | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | 6th | Jul | 1951 | | Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by defective master control box of Joy loader, 9 lives lost (Show Names) |
Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
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| | | | Adamson, John, 16 May 1878, (accident: 16 Jan 1878), aged 40, Collier, knee cut by a fall of stone while at work | |
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| | | | | | | Allan, John, 18 Nov 1898, aged 19, Putter, Deceased was found quite dead between a tub and a prop, with very slight signs of injury about him. A post mortem examination was made, and one doctor gave it as his opinion that he died from failure of the heart's action, due to shock by an injury, and another that death was due to natural causes. The jury at the inquest returned a verdict that he died from injuries received in the pit. [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Allen, William, 24 Jul 1891, 10:40 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 50, Hewer, head and chest severely crushed by tubs in landing, although told to get into refuge hole, he refused to do so | |
| | | | | | | Bamborough, William, 25 Oct 1928, aged 35, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Batey, John, 06 Jan 1881, aged 16, Landing Boy, killed by full tubs ending up, the boys run the set of tubs too full into landing, when the pony fell and tubs ended up on them [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Beecroft, John, 29 Dec 1915, (accident: 08 Dec 1915), aged 53, died at Sunderland Royal Infirmary from injuries received from a fall of stone [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 31 Dec 1915 pg 4] | |
| | | | | | | Bell, George, 03 Nov 1865, aged 42, Hewer, crushed by tubs in engine plane | |
| | | | | | | Bell, Joseph, 20 Jun 1952, aged 47, Stoneman, small stone fell from roof and he suffocated, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Belshaw, David, 06 Sep 1917, (accident: 17 Aug 1917), aged 20, he was crushed between a plank and a tub, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Bert, James, 12 Aug 1912, aged 19, Putter, when coming into the flat with his pony attached to a full tub, he stood at the points to push the tub over so that it would take the full way; he was hurrying after the tub when he slipped and fell, his head striking the rail; he died in a few minutes | |
| | | | | | | Birtley, Joseph, 17 Sep 1889, aged 7, [Not Employed], run over by waggons while taking his father's dinner to the works | |
| | | | | | | Black, Adam, 26 Oct 1882, (accident: 18 Oct 1882), aged 18, Screener, run over by full waggon under screens | |
| | | | | | | Blanckley, Simon, 25 Jul 1927, aged 23, Putter, crushed, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Borthwick, Walter, 09 Sep 1868, aged 19, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone | |
| | | | | | | Bourne, William, 05 Jun 1878, aged 13, Driver, run over by a set of empty tubs while taking them in-bye | |
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| | | | | | Box, Thomas Laverick, 06 Jul 1951, 1:50 a.m., aged 54, Joy Loader Attendant, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by defective master control box of Joy loader), died by the explosion [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Bradley, Cornelius, 06 Feb 1936, aged 23, a truck dislodged a large stone which fell on him, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Brodie, John, 18 Dec 1878, aged 19, Collier, by fall of a large piece of stone while working in a broken jud in the Hutton Seam [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Brodie, Walter, 20 Jan 1870, aged 12, Driver, fell off tub on which he had been riding | |
| | | | | | | Brown, Charles Ernest, 08 Jan 1942, (accident: 06 Jan 1942), aged 60, Platelayer, caught by trucks, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Brown, John, 24 Nov 1894, (accident: 08 Sep 1894, 8:00 a.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 69, Wasteman, Received slight injury to finger, and by improper treatment he died from blood poisoning on the 24th November [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident] | |
| | | | | | | Brown, John Thomas, 13 Dec 1895, 11:30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 25, Deputy, suffocated by gases [Sunderland Daily Echo reports: accident - 14 Dec 1895 pg 3, 16 Dec 1895 pg 3, 17 Dec 1895 pg 4, 23 Dec 1895 pg 3], Buried: Easington Lane Cemetery [More information ...] | |
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| | Brown, Robert, 1918, aged 49, Shifter, [approximate date] | |
| | | | | | | Brown, Wilfred, 12 Sep 1960, aged 23, killed in the 5th South of the Busty Seam, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Bryers, Robert, 21 Jan 1861, aged 49, Hewer, fell from mouthing in the shaft at the main coal | |
| | | | | | | Burn, Robert, 15 Mar 1926, (accident: 03 Mar 1926), aged 21, Putter, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Burrowman, Isaac, 03 Mar 1873, aged 26, Sinker, drawn up against pulley in staple [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Carr, William, 20 Mar 1946, (accident: 19 Mar 1946), aged 63, Shifter, crushed, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Clennel, William, 25 May 1887, aged 45, Deputy, fall of stone while drawing timber out of an old bord | |
| | | | | | | Cook, T. B., 30 Dec 1950, (accident: 26 Jul 1949), Stoneman, died from injuries received | |
| | | | | | | Costdle, William Henry Blake, 28 Jan 1836, 1:30 p.m., aged 17, killed in the 1836 explosion, of High Downs, single [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Cowens, James, 28 Jan 1836, 1:30 p.m., aged 25, killed in the 1836 explosion, of Downs Lane, left a wife and child [More information ...] | |
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| | Cowey, Nicholas, 08 May 1844, aged 43, Sinker, At Eppleton Jane Pit, Hetton Colliery, on 7 May, Nicholas Cowie, 43, was working with four or five others repairing and altering the shaft "when a quantity of earth, stones and timber fell upon him. His fellow workmen having laboured hard for two hours to effect his release extracted him alive, and he was taken home, but survived a very short time." Cowie was described as "a peaceable inoffensive man, much esteemed by all who knew him." Cowie had been removing some props when the accident happened, and at the inquest it was said that "On cutting through the first prop the pressure from the roof forced the new timber which had been put in sideways and one of the pieces fell upon the deceased's loins, and forced him to the ground he was got out from under it as soon as possible and removed home, where he died shortly afterwards" [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Cowie, Nicholas, 10 May 1843, left a wife and seven children | |
| | | | | | | Cox, Charles, 26 Dec 1881, aged 47, Deputy, fall of stone while drawing timber out of a wall | |
| | | | | | | Cox, William, 18 Mar 1870, aged 17, Rapper Boy, crushed by tubs | |
| | | | | | | Coxon, R., 12 Nov 1942, aged 50, Scalloper, explosion | |
| | | | | | | Craggs, Roger, 03 Jul 1900, aged 16, Stone putter, When putting stones he caught timber, and was so severely injured that he died within half an hour. | |
| | | | | | | Crooks, Charles, 24 Nov 1880, aged 57, Collier, fall of stone from between two slips in a broken jud | |
| | | | | | | Cummings, Anthony, 28 Jan 1836, 1:30 p.m., aged 10, Trapper, killed in the 1836 explosion, of Downs Lane [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Curry, George, 08 Jul 1863, aged 12, Screenboy, crushed by surface waggons | |
| | | | | | | Davis, George, 17 Nov 1951, aged 44, Timber Drawer, killed by a fall of stone, address: Dunelm, Hetton, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Davison, Alfred, 13 Mar 1913, aged 41, Waggonwayman, deceased signalled a set of 54 tubs out of a landing; the landing lad followed the set through the landing and near the rapper found the waggonwayman lamp and a few yards further out the man's body; probably he attempted to get on to the set to ride out and slipped between two tubs, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Davison, Frederick, 02 Jul 1910, aged 14, Haulage-lad, A set of 55 full tubs had been drawn by main and tail rope haulage into a siding, and was being lowered back on to the mooring chain when a centre bar crook broke, and 53 of the full tubs ran amain down the siding. The deceased was at the rear end of the set, and had knocked off the tail rope and was probably holding up the "cow" whilst the set was being lowered back. There were three refuge holes within a distance of 10 yards, but apparently he had not time to reach one. The first seven tubs passed him all right, but the next got off the way and he was crushed by it. There was a slight flaw in the crook at the shoulder close to the tub which would he difficult to detect [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 06 Jul 1910 pg 3 col 3], Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Dawson, John, 06 Feb 1903, aged 15, Driver, when walking by the side of a set of full tubs his pony was pulling up a landing, he tripped over a sheave and fell in front of the first tub, which ran over and hilled him | |
| | | | | | | Dixon, Thomas, 11 Jul 1889, aged 27, Engineman, whilst riding outbye on a full set of tubs, contrary to rules, he was crushed to death [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Dobie, James, 10 Sep 1915, aged 34, killed by a fall of stone in the Main Coal seam | |
| | | | | | | Dobing, John, 14 Jan 1890, (accident: 02 Dec 1889), aged 27, Hewer, broken leg by fall of stone [Sunderland Daily Echo reports: accident - 17 Jan 1890 pg 3 col 1] | |
| | | | | | | Dobson, George, 10 May 1889, (accident: 09 May 1889), aged 45, Wasteman, injury to side and face by fall of side stone | |
| | | | | | | Dodds, Edward, 28 Jan 1836, 1:30 p.m., aged 13, killed in the 1836 explosion, of Hetton, brother of Mark, taken out alive but subsequently died [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Dodds, Mark, 28 Jan 1836, 1:30 p.m., aged 18, killed in the 1836 explosion, of Hetton, brother of Edward [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Dodds, Thomas, 01 Mar 1865, aged 70, Wasteman, crushed by tubs in engine plane | |
| | | | | | | Doney, Daniel Gum, 12 May 1905, aged 58, Hewer, he allowed the full set to pass him and then stepped into the road, unfortunately not noticing that a further full set of loaded tubs were being hauled up behind; he was caught and dragged some distance and died two hours later, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Driver, William, 27 Jul 1941, aged 21, died from injuries received, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Eastwood, George, 01 Jun 1915, [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 01 Jun 1915 pg 4 col 3] | |
| | | | | | | Emmerson, Jacob, 27 Sep 1860, aged 15, Banksman, fell off gangway and broke his thigh, Buried: St. Nicholas's Churchyard, Hetton-le-Hole | |
| | | | | | | Evans, John, 27 Dec 1924, 6.30 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 59, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Fawcett, Robert, 30 Sep 1882, aged 52, Screenman, while crossing the sidings he was caught by a locomotive and run over | |
| | | | | | | Findlay, Richard, 28 Jan 1836, 1:30 p.m., aged 31, killed in the 1836 explosion, of High Downs, left a wife and two children, brother of Thomas, Buried: St. Michael and All Angels, Houghton-le-Spring [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Findlay, Thomas, 28 Jan 1836, 1:30 p.m., aged 27, killed in the 1836 explosion, of High Downs, brother of Richard, Buried: St. Michael and All Angels, Houghton-le-Spring [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Ford, Arthur, 08 Nov 1883, aged 17, Screener, crushed by waggons where he had no business | |
| | | | | | | Foster, Ronald, 06 Jul 1951, 1:50 a.m., aged 25, Shuttle Car Driver, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by defective master control box of Joy loader), died from carbon monoxide poisoning, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Gardiner, John, 28 Jan 1836, 1:30 p.m., aged 16, killed in the 1836 explosion, of Hetton [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Gibson, Alan, 25 Apr 1953, aged 17, his head struck a low hanging girder as he rode on the limmers of a tub | |
| | | | | | | Gleghorn, John, 28 Jan 1836, 1:30 p.m., aged 30, killed in the 1836 explosion, of High Downs, left a wife, cousin of the other John Gleghorn and son of Surtees and Elizabeth Gleghorn, Buried: St. Michael and All Angels, Houghton-le-Spring on 30 Jan 1836 [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Gleghorn, John, 28 Jan 1836, 1:30 p.m., aged 24, killed in the 1836 explosion, of High Downs, cousin of the other John Gleghorn and son of William and Margaret Gleghorn, Buried: St. Michael and All Angels, Houghton-le-Spring on 30 Jan 1836 [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Graham, William, 30 Nov 1906, (accident: 22 Nov 1906), aged 15, Driver, When riding on the limbers bringing out a set of full tubs, his pony stumbled and fell. His knee was caught between the bow of the limbers and the tub end and his ankle hurt by the first tub. Tetanus set in and he died eight days afterwards., Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Gray, John, 05 May 1858, aged 12, Pony Driver, crushed by tubs ; pony ran away | |
| | | | | | | Green, James, 11 Jul 1895, 6:30 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 49, Stoneman, while moving a tub his head caught a plank, which knocked him down, and a fall of stone took place, striking his head | |
| | | | | | | Gribbin, William, 08 May 1951, aged 65, died from injuries received, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Gustard, George, 15 Sep 1898, aged 59, Wasteman, he and another man were clearing away a fall in a return airway, when a stone fell from the roof and killed him | |
| | | | | | | Hall, Charles, 10 Oct 1895, (accident: 30 Sep 1895, 3:30 p.m., 1st hour of shift), aged 30, Hewer, right leg broken; crushed between cistern and tub; died from tetanus on the 10th October after amputation | |
| | | | | | | Hall, James C., 22 Dec 1872, (accident: 06 Dec 1872), aged 12, Driver, travelling on engine plane against rule was knocked down and run over by tubs | |
| | | | | | | Hall, Robert, 15 Jul 1967, died coming out of the cage | |
| | | | | | | Hall, Thomas, 26 Aug 1935, aged 61, Boiler Minder, he died in the time office | |
| | | | | | | Hall, William, 11 Sep 1883, aged 14, Driver, his tubs got off the way and he was crushed between them and a prop ; he must have been riding on limbers contrary to orders | |
| | | | | | | Halliday, William, 28 Jan 1836, 1:30 p.m., aged 19, killed in the 1836 explosion, of High Downs [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Hardy, Francis William, 03 Dec 1896, aged 13, Trapper, He left his own work without permission and commenced to drive. The horse goes with traces, and he was sitting on the trace chain and fell off in front of six full tubs, two of which passed over and killed him [Sunderland Daily Echo reports: accident - 03 Dec 1896 pg 3; inquest - 07 Dec 1896 pg 4], Buried: Easington Lane Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Hardy, John, 10 Feb 1899, (accident: 14 Jan 1899), aged 13, Driver, He got in front of a horse and got a blow on his leg from one of its feet. Tetanus supervened, and he died on February 10th [Sunderland Daily Echo reports: accident - 16 Feb 1899 pg 3] | |
| | | | | | | Harland, Robinson, 28 Jan 1836, 1:30 p.m., aged 23, killed in the 1836 explosion, of Hetton, single, taken out alive but subsequently died [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Harrison, Anthony, 13 Dec 1895, 11:30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 34, Hewer, suffocated by gases [Sunderland Daily Echo reports: accident - 14 Dec 1895 pg 3, 16 Dec 1895 pg 3, 17 Dec 1895 pg 4, 23 Dec 1895 pg 3] [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Hennery, Charles, 03 Dec 1864, aged 15, Drum Boy, killed by being wrapped upon the drum | |
| | | | | | | Henry, Edward, 18 Dec 1914, (accident: 17 Dec 1914), aged 61, Deputy, On visiting a place deceased found that a tub was catching a prop, which was under one end of a plank spanning the putters' road. He hammered the top of the prop back and knocked it out. A large stone which lay on the plank, and another 4 feet away, broke down the planks and fell on to him. He died the next day from his injuries. He should have set additional supports or temporary supports while he effected the repair | |
| | | | | | | Hepplewhite, Joseph, 18 Mar 1856, he was taking timber out of the shaft and sending it to bank. A portion slipped out of the sling as it was being drawn up, fell down the shaft and knocked him off the cradle he was working on. He fell 70 fathoms to his death [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Hicks, William George, 06 Jul 1951, 1:50 a.m., aged 32, Shuttle Car Driver, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by defective master control box of Joy loader), died from extensive burns caused by the accident, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Hodgson, John William, 21 Jul 1930, aged 33, Driller, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Holland, John, May 1949, killed by fall of stone? | |
| | | | | | | Holmes, Norman, 06 Jul 1951, 1:50 a.m., aged 38, Deputy, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by defective master control box of Joy loader), died from extensive burns caused by the accident [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Holmes, William, 28 May 1910, aged 34, Stoneman, He was engaged with others in rising a staple, and had just arrived at the face to relieve his partners, who were then engaged in taking a cauldron bottom from the roof. Suddenly, without warning, a large triangular-shaped stone fell, the edge of which struck deceased on the head killing him instantly. The stone measured about 8 feet on each side and 3 feet at the thickest part. The roof was well supported but the stone canted out seven props, and came off at a wet parting and between a fault leader and a slip. The place was worked with due care, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Hope, Ralph, 20 Mar 1883, aged 69, Shifter, was said to have received a slight accident by a tub at Eppleton Colliery some time previously, but the doctor in giving evidence at the inquest stated that death was from natural causes [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident] | |
| | | | | | | Howarth, Mark Littlefair, 19 Nov 1912, aged 30, Boiler Fireman, coal drawing had ceased for the day, and timber was being sent down the shaft as usual; deceased was in the winding engine house, and when last seen alive was polishing the handrail and quite clear of any moving machinery; the engineman on receiving a shout from the banksman lowered his cage load of timber and then walked round to have a chat with deceased, but found him lying in a mangled condition, having without doubt been crushed by the crank in the crank pit; how he got there is a matter of conjecture; warning would be given by the steam brake attachment before the engine moved, and also by the banksman's shout | |
| | | | | | | Hunter, Allan, 06 Jul 1951, 1:50 a.m., aged 38, Cutterman, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by defective master control box of Joy loader), died from carbon monoxide poisoning, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Hutton, John Thomas, 30 May 1912, aged 17, Putter, he was found under a large piece of top coal, 1 foot 6 inches thick, which formed a canch on the putting road; the piece which fell from the canch came away at the side, quite clear of the road; it is not known what deceased was doing | |
| | | | | | | Isles, John, 16 Mar 1922, (accident: 15 Mar 1922), aged 16, Driver, crushed between tubs, Buried: Brandon Cemetery | |
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| | Jackson, Joseph, 02 Aug 1885, aged 62, Signalman, Fell from Main Coal to Hutton Seam, a distance of 70 yards. He signalled himself away instead of waiting until his mate came and stepped past the cage | |
| | | | | | | Jobson, J., 24 Dec 1947, (accident: 21 Mar 1944), aged 40, Timber Drawer, killed by a fall of stone | |
| | | | | | | Jobson, Joseph, 02 Sep 1885, aged 62, Signalman, fell from Main Coal to Hutton Seam, a distance of 70 yards, he signalled himself away instead of waiting until his mate came, and stepped past the cage | |
| | | | | | | Kay, Thomas, 28 Jan 1836, 1:30 p.m., aged 38, killed in the 1836 explosion, of Downs Lane, wife due to give birth to her eighth child, lost child on hearing of accident, man and child buried together [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Kirby, Burton, 25 Jun 1929, aged 25, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Kirkbride, George, 21 Jan 1909, aged 18, Waggon Attendant, He was on the buffer of a moving waggon with his face turned in the opposite direction to that in which the waggon was moving. His leg was caught between the waggon and a pillar supporting the screens, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Kirtley, George, 20 Sep 1870, aged 63, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone | |
| | | | | | | Laverick, John, 15 Jun 1870, aged 16, Putter, killed by a fall of stone | |
| | | | | | | Laverick, William, 06 Apr 1866, aged 19, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone | |
| | | | | | | Lawns, Robert, 13 Dec 1895, 11:30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 20, Putter, suffocated by gases [Sunderland Daily Echo reports: accident - 14 Dec 1895 pg 3, 16 Dec 1895 pg 3, 17 Dec 1895 pg 4, 23 Dec 1895 pg 3], Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Laws, David, 30 Apr 1902, aged 66, Wasteman, died from alleged injury in pit, but postmortem examination showed death was due to natural causes | |
| | | | | | | Lawson, Thomas, 10 Dec 1853, killed after riding in empty tubs which crashed [Sunderland News reports: accident - 10 Dec 1853 pg 5 col 1] | |
| | | | | | | Lee, George, 07 Mar 1881, aged 56, Shifter, died from natural causes on the pit bank, while going to his work [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident] | |
| | | | | | | Lewins, Thomas, 24 Oct 1864, aged 40, Stoneman, crushed by set amain in engine plane, broken break, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Liddle, Matthew Henry, 15 Oct 1892, (accident: 04 Oct 1892), aged 28, Hewer, alleged to have died from sprain received in the pit on the 4th October, which was not mentioned to the doctor until after death; a post mortem revealed the fact that he died from disease of the bowels [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident] | |
| | | | | | | Liddle, Matthew Henry, 07 Apr 1928, (accident: 29 Mar 1928), aged 48, Hewer, he returned home complaining of a severe pain in his left arm ; a stone having fallen on his finger and scratched it. A post mortem shows that death was due to septic poisoning caused by a cut on his finger | |
| | | | | | | Maddison, George, 06 Jul 1938, aged 60, Shifter, crushed, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Marriott, John, 07 Sep 1898, aged 32, Labourer, By some means he displaced the fence and fell from the pit heap, a vertical height of 22 feet, to the level of the branches below, and seriously injured his head. Died the same day., Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Maughan, Robert, 1979, killed in the Busty to Harvey Development Drift [approximate date & age] | |
| | | | | | | McGinn, Norman Williams, 26 Sep 1959, aged 26, Assistant Mechanical Engineer, crushed between a sliding shute and its frame whilst he was working underground [Inquest: 29 Sep 1959 & 16 Oct 1959] | |
| | | | | | | McMahon, E., 17 Dec 1940, (accident: 05 Sep 1940), aged 18, Putter, died from injuries received | |
| | | | | | | Milburn, John, 28 Jan 1836, 1:30 p.m., aged 23, killed in the 1836 explosion, of Hetton, left a wife and child [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Mullin, John, 14 Oct 1887, aged 44, Hewer, he alleged having received an injury to his hip by tubs; on the post mortem being made it was found that he died from a disease of the kidneys; there was no trace of an accident | |
| | | | | | | Napper, William Best, 18 Feb 1928, aged 36, Shifter, crushed | |
| | | | | | | Newton, George, 28 Jan 1836, 1:30 p.m., aged 39, killed in the 1836 explosion, of Low Downs, left a wife and five children, Buried: St. Michael and All Angels, Houghton-le-Spring [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Nutt, Robert Frederick Greenhowe, 17 Feb 1939, aged 29, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Parkin, Richard, 06 Jul 1951, 1:50 a.m., aged 33, Shot Firer, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by defective master control box of Joy loader), died from carbon monoxide poisoning, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Patterson, Albert, 06 Jul 1951, 1:50 a.m., aged 40, Driller, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by defective master control box of Joy loader), died from carbon monoxide poisoning [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Patterson, William Beaton, 21 Jun 1930, aged 41, Overman, killed by a fall of stone | |
| | | | | | | Petre, James, 14 Jan 1980, he was killed when a pikrose hauler which he was operating broke free from its stays, the brake handle went through his chin and out of the top of his head pinning him to the roof | |
| | | | | | | Porter, Richard, 07 May 1913, (accident: 22 Feb 1913), aged 63, Wasteman, deceased was on his way to work and was crossing the railway to mount some steps to the heapstead level, when, the ground being hard and slippery, owing to frost, he slipped and fell, breaking his leg; the bone not having united after several weeks, he went to the Sunderland Infirmary where the leg was opened and a metal plate inserted; he returned home convalescent, with the surgeon's wound still under treatment; erysipelas set in, followed by septic absorption, and he died on 7th May | |
| | | | | | | Portess, George, 25 Apr 1865, aged 33, Hewer, crushed by tubs in engine plane | |
| | | | | | | Pringle, William, 02 Dec 1882, (accident: 20 Nov 1882), aged 14, Driver, leg broken and internal injuries, crushed by tubs | |
| | | | | | | Purvis, William Milligan, 22 Jul 1970, aged 34, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Race, E. A., 20 Oct 1916, aged 27, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Raine, George, 08 Feb 1887, (accident: 15 Oct 1886), aged 59, Heap Keeper, died from the effects of a broken leg by becoming entangled in a revolving shaft | |
| | | | | | | Richardson, John, 14 Sep 1849, (accident: 27 Aug 1849), aged 14, Pony Driver, he was driving his pony towards the first north station in the Down's Pit, Hetton-le-Hole, when by some means he received a severe crush about his head and neck, and from the effects thereof died on Friday last [14 Sept.]; he could not give an account of how he had received the injury. | |
| | | | | | | Richardson, John, 23 Feb 1859, aged 11, Horse Driver, crushed by horse | |
| | | | | | | Ritchie, James, 21 Oct 1886, aged 21, Putter, crushed between a tub and baulk which had partly fallen, Buried: St. Nicholas's Churchyard, Hetton-le-Hole | |
| | | | | | | Robinson, John, 05 Sep 1871, aged 25, Sinker, skylarking with others, fell off a cradle in the sinking pit [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Robinson, Thomas James, 31 Oct 1963, aged 50, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Robson, John, 08 Mar 1933, (accident: 27 Dec 1932), aged 40, Hewer, fall of stone, died from injuries received, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Rowntree, Christopher, 18 May 1946, (accident: 23 Mar 1944), aged 18, Driver, killed by a fall of stone | |
| | | | | | | Rowntree, John G., 22 Nov 1893, 8:00 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 15, Driver, Run over by a set of full tubs on a self-acting incline. He left the refuge, where he would have been safe, too soon [Sunderland Daily Echo reports: accident - 23 Nov 1893 pg 3 col 2] | |
| | | | | | | Rutherford, Matthew, 06 Jan 1836, aged 31, Hewer, fell down shaft [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Salkeld, John, 21 Feb 1844, aged 40, An inquest was held at Hetton-le-Hole on 21 February into the death of John Salkeld, aged 40. Deceased, in company with another man, was descending the shaft of the Eppleton Jane Pit in a cradle, for the purpose of repairing it : when about 70 fathoms from the bottom the cradle came in contact with one of the conductors of the cage and upset, and deceased fell to the bottom. The other man was drawn to bank, and two more were sent down the shaft, who found deceased lying on his back quite dead. | |
| | | | | | | Scott, Thomas, 09 Dec 1925, aged 15, Driver, run over by a tub | |
| | | | | | | Scott, William, 06 Jan 1881, aged 14, Driver, killed by full tubs ending up, the boys ran the set of tubs too full into the landing, when the pony fell and the tubs ended up on them, Buried: St. Nicholas's Churchyard, Hetton-le-Hole [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Shanks, George, 23 Jul 1917, killed by a fall of stone | |
| | | | | | | Sharp, William, 05 Oct 1864, aged 17, Putter, crushed by tub | |
| | | | | | | Shields, James Sadler, 28 Jul 1923, (accident: 19 Jul 1923), aged 24, Hewer, died in Sunderland Infirmary after his spine was fractured by a fall of stone, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Simpson, George, 18 Jan 1870, aged 32, Brakesman, oiling engine, his partner set the engine in motion, not knowing that he was amongst the machinery | |
| | | | | | | Slater, James, 03 May 1871, aged 16, putter, crushed by tubs | |
| | | | | | | Sleeman, James Crane, 20 Jul 1963, (accident: 1952), aged 50, fall of stone, died from injuries received, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Smith, Bartholomew, 18 Nov 1861, aged 16, Putter, crushed by tub against roof | |
| | | | | | | Smith, John James, 22 Oct 1885, aged 14, Coupler, head crushed between tubs while coupling at flat | |
| | | | | | | Smith, Robert, 10 Apr 1889, aged 14, Trapper, a horse having run away Smith was found to have been run over and killed near to his door | |
| | | | | | | Smith, Thomas, 23 Oct 1851, aged 26 | |
| | | | | | | Smith, Thomas, 30 Sep 1913, aged 28, Hewer, deceased was hewing at the face of a skirting in the Hutton seam, where he had bored into an old bord, when a rectangular block of stone 6 feet long, 4 feet wide, and half a yard thick fell from the roof on to him; the stone fell from regular straight joints reeling a set of gears set as nearly as possible along its longer axis; one corner was close to the coal, and it is probable that when the coal was removed at that point the block became top heavy and overbalanced and fell; it gave no warning whatever [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 01 Oct 1913 pg 3 col 3] | |
| | | | | | | Smith, William, 04 Aug 1939, aged 39, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Snooks, Philip, 06 Jan 1836, Hewer, fell down shaft [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Snowdon, Ralph W., 02 Dec 1957, aged 30, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Somerville, William, 28 Oct 1921, aged 33, Shifter, crushed to death by a tub in the Maudlin seam | |
| | | | | | | Soulsby, Joseph, 16 Jan 1888, aged 62, Shifter, died in the pit from natural causes; ventilation all right [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident] | |
| | | | | | | Soulsby, William, 28 Sep 1868, aged 46, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone | |
| | | | | | | Spooner, Joseph, 06 Nov 1868, aged 41, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Steel, Ernest, 1951, fall of stone [approximate date] | |
| | | | | | | Stoker, J., 09 Jun 1947, (accident: 25 Feb 1946), aged 67, died from injuries received | |
| | | | | | | Stoker, Jonathan, 08 Mar 1892, 8:00 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 18, Switch Keeper, Tubs getting off the way broke a coupling, and caused part of the set to run back, which crushed him against the side of the road, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Stoker, Joseph, 01 May 1893, 8:00 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 16, Driver, horse fell, which ended tub up and crushed him to death [Sunderland Daily Echo reports: accident - 02 May 1893 pg 4 col 3; inquest - 03 May 1893 pg 3 col 4], Buried: Easington Lane Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Stoker, Ralph, 18 Dec 1878, aged 20, Collier, by fall of a large piece of stone while working in a broken jud in the Hutton Seam [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Stokoe, Robert, 22 Nov 1933, Manager, killed in shunting accident on the surface | |
| | | | | | | Stott, Henry Charlton, 23 Sep 1969, aged 47, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Stout, Thomas, 02 Oct 1896, aged 52, Shifter, He was levering some top stone down with a plank when the plank slipped and he fell with his head against a stone and dislocated his neck [Sunderland Daily Echo reports: accident - 03 Oct 1896 pg 3] [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Strachan, William, 12 Mar 1945, (accident: 19 Feb 1945), aged 67, Greaser, broken haulage rope, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Straughan, Joseph, 24 Aug 1889, aged 34, Deputy, found dead in the workings; post-mortem showed dislocation of the neck, but how caused is not known | |
| | | | | | | Straughan, Thomas, 23 Nov 1889, (accident: 28 Oct 1889), aged 15, Driver, while attempting some gymnastic feat in the pit he fell and injured his bowels, from the effects of which he died | |
| | | | | | | Summerbell, John, 17 Nov 1951, aged 63, Timber Drawer, killed by a fall of stone, address: Caroline Street, Hetton [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Surtees, William, 28 Jan 1836, 1:30 p.m., aged 17, killed in the 1836 explosion, of High Downs, single [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Tait, Alan, 07 Jul 1951, (accident: 03 Jul 1951), aged 15, he was operating a lever controlling the full tub creeper when he slipped off a platform, his left foot entered an unfenced gap over a revolving wheel and was so badly torn that it had to be amputated, later died from his injuries, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Tait, Robert, 06 Jul 1951, 1:50 a.m., aged 39, Joy Loader Attendant, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by defective master control box of Joy loader), died from carbon monoxide poisoning [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Tate, Simon, 28 Jan 1836, 1:30 p.m., aged 31, killed in the 1836 explosion, of Hetton, left a wife and three children [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Teasdale, Thomas, 26 Mar 1897, aged 19, Stone Putter, Leg broken by a fall of stone while removing timber. Died eight hours afterwards, Buried: Easington Lane Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Thompson, George, 25 Aug 1905, aged 55, Under Manager, he was found on the engine bank, presumably having been run over; it would appear that he had been riding up an incline, and, seeing a light, attempted to get off the set, and in doing so got his leg fast and was run over [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Thompson, Robert, 07 Nov 1867, aged 43, Deputy, suffocated by smoke from a conflagration of surface erections, was rescued alive from the pit but died after a few hours, left a wife and two children | |
| | | | | | | Thompson, Robert, 15 Apr 1872, aged 54, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone | |
| | | | | | | Thompson, William, 16 Jul 1900, aged 15, Driver, He left the flat with a set of three full tubs, and left eleven tubs at flat which should have been spragged and a safety chock put in, but this was not done, and the tubs run amain into his set, knocked pony down and crushed deceased. Died ten hours afterwards. [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Trotter, Robert, 09 Jan 1917, aged 56, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Turnbull, Thomas, 14 May 1900, aged 54, Waiter-on, dropped down dead from natural causes while at work | |
| | | | | | | Urwin, William, 18 Apr 1896, (accident: 17 Apr 1896), aged 20, Putter, Head and neck crushed between roof and top of tub while riding on the limbers. Died the following day | |
| | | | | | | Walker, James, 06 Jul 1951, 1:50 a.m., aged 44, Cutterman, killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by defective master control box of Joy loader), died from carbon monoxide poisoning, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Walton, John, 28 Jan 1836, 1:30 p.m., aged 14, killed in the 1836 explosion, of Downs Lane, taken out alive but subsequently died [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Walton, John, 30 Jul 1864, aged 26, Hewer, fell down shaft from Main Coal Seam [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Walton, John, 13 Aug 1874, aged 19, Hewer, run over by engine set | |
| | | | | | | Ward, William, 28 Jan 1836, 1:30 p.m., aged 20, killed in the 1836 explosion, of Hetton, single, taken out alive but subsequently died [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Wears, William, 28 Jan 1836, 1:30 p.m., aged 27, killed in the 1836 explosion, of Houghton, left a wife and two children [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Wheatley, John, 23 Nov 1897, aged 45, Hewer, On going to his working place, he met a pony and tub standing in the middle of the way. There was room for him to pass on the side he was on and instead of walking round the pony's head to get to the other side, he attempted to step across the limbers between the pony and tub ; while doing so, the pony moved away, and his head was crushed between the tub and the roof [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | White, Thomas Davison, 02 Dec 1932, (accident: 28 Nov 1932), aged 16, Surface Worker, crushed by tubs, died from injuries received, Buried: Houghton Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Widowfield, W., 07 Jun 1904, aged 63, Master Shifter, when improperly riding on a full set on engine plane the tubs by some means caught a ventilating door through which they were passing, and he was killed [More information ...] | |
| | | | | | | Wilkinson, George, 02 Dec 1864, aged 12, Trapper, crushed by tubs | |
| | | | | | | Williamson, William Sinclair, 30 Oct 1882, aged 67, Wasteman, fall of stone; while ridding in waste he took out some props | |
| | | | | | | Willis, A., 09 Jan 1948, (accident: 08 Jan 1948), aged 43, Loader, killed by a fall of stone | |
| | | | | | | Wilson, Robert, 14 Aug 1891, 3:30 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 55, Stoneman, crushed to death by a fall of side stone at a slip while preparing to put in timber | |
| | | | | | | Wilson, Robert, 01 May 1933, aged 20, died from injuries received, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery | |
| | | | | | | Wilson, Samuel, 22 Nov 1858, Hewer, found dead in pit from a suspected heart attack | |
| | | | | | | Wilson, William, 03 Nov 1866, aged 12, Smith, crushed by tubs in engine plane | |
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The following unnamed fatalities are listed in the Mines Inspectors Reports, once again this collection is not complete!
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- NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/43, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1918 (two volumes: covers Jan-Jun, Jul-Dec)
- Mines Inspectors Report into the 1951 Explosion (Cmd. 8503)
- 1854 List of mines by T. Y. Hall, published in Vol II (1853-4) of the Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining Engineers
- 1858 Mines Inspectors Report, Southern District by John J. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1859 Mines Inspectors Report, Southern District by John J. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1860 Mines Inspectors Report, Southern District by John J. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1861 Mines Inspectors Report, Southern District by John J. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1863 Mines Inspectors Report, Southern District by John J. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1864 Mines Inspectors Report, Southern District by John J. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1865 Mines Inspectors Report, South Durham District by John J. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1866 Mines Inspectors Report
- 1868 Mines Inspectors Report, South Durham District by John J. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1870 Mines Inspectors Report (C 456) Where to find this report
- 1871 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 653), South Durham, Westmoreland, and Cleveland District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1872 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 840), South Durham, Westmoreland, and Cleveland District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1873-4 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), South Durham, Westmoreland, and Cleveland District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1874 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1216) Where to find this report
- 1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1880 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1880 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2903) Where to find this report
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1882 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3621) Where to find this report
- 1883 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4078), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1885 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4760) Where to find this report
- 1886 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5090) Where to find this report
- 1887 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5450) Where to find this report
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1888 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5779), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1891 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6625), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1893 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7339), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1894 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7667), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1895 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8074), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1898 Mines Inspectors Report (C 9264), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), Durham District (No. 4) by Ronald D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1900 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 536), Durham District (No. 4) by Ronald D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1902 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1590), Durham District (No. 4) by R. Donald Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506), Durham District (No. 4) by R. Donald Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910), Durham District (No. 4) by R. Donald Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Durham District (No. 4) by R. Donald Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1909 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- 1909 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5177), Durham District (No. 4) by R. Donald Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1910 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5676), Durham District (No. 3) by A. D. Nicholson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1912 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6983), Durham District (No. 3) by A. D. Nicholson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1913 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 7439), Northern Division (No. 2) by J. R. R. Wilson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1914 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 8023), Northern Division (No. 2) by J. R. R. Wilson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1919 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1924 Mines Inspectors Report, Northern Division (No. 2) by T. Greenland Davies, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection]
- 1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
- 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1947 The Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1965 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1970 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1975 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1980 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1985/6 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881
- Banners of the Durham Coalfield, Norman Emery, 1998, Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-7509-1708-3
- Coalminers of Durham, Norman Emery, 1992, Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-7509-0710-X
- Collieries of Durham (Volume 1), David Temple, 1994, TUPS Ltd., ISBN 1-871518-11-3
- Contributions by members of the Public
- D.M.A. Durham, General Secretary's Annual Report for 1953 [DMM Ref: L-01608 - Tom Bainbridge Collection]
- Headstone(s) in Brandon Cemetery
- Headstone(s) in Easington Lane Cemetery
- Headstone(s) in Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery
- Headstone(s) in Houghton-le-Spring Cemetery
- Headstone(s) in St. Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Houghton-le-Spring
- Headstone(s) in St. Nicholas's Churchyard (Destroyed by fire 2006), Hetton-le-Hole
- History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
- Mineral Statistics for 1855 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
- Mineral Statistics for 1860 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
- Mineral Statistics for 1865 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
- Mineral Statistics for 1869 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
- Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
- Mineral Statistics for 1884 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4430), published in 1885 — includes List of Mines and Openworks
- Sunderland & Durham County Herald
- Sunderland Daily News
- Sunderland Echo
Pictures:
- Colliery picture copyright © by Mr. P. Ritchey
Related Links:
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Newspaper articles |
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Pictures in the Gala section of the Lodge Banner at the Miners' Gala |
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Awards for Bravery |
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Pictures in the Gallery section of Eppleton Colliery |
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Names of those killed in the 1836 disaster |
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Names of those killed in the 1951 disaster |
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Text of the Mines Inspectorate Report into the 1951 disaster |
Further Reading:
- Banners of the Durham Coalfield, Norman Emery, 1998, Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-7509-1708-3, provides a brief history of the colliery along with the history of the associated Miners Lodge Banner
- Collieries of Durham (Volume 1), David Temple, 1994, TUPS Ltd., ISBN 1-871518-11-3
- Mines Inspectors Report into the 1951 Explosion (Cmd. 8503)
- Explosions in Coal Mines by W. N. & J. B. Atkinson, published in 1886
- Durham Mining Disasters, c.1700 - 1950s by Maureen Anderson, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2008, ISBN 1-845630-73-4
Further Research:
Research Notes for Eppleton Colliery