Durham Mining Museum - James Best (original) (raw)
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| Age: | 47 |
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| Died: | 27th Aug 1888 |
| Accident: | 27th Aug 1888 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1841 |
| Colliery: | Hetton |
| Company: | Hetton Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | while engaged along with another man in taking an empty tub up an incline, a tub full of stone ran amain from the top, which joined them with great force, and Best was killed |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| 30 Aug 1888 | The Fatality At Hetton Colliery, Inquest And Verdict (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
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- 1888 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5779), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 43, Accident Number: 42 Where to find this report
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