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Newspaper Articles Newspaper Articles 8th July 1875 A Boy Crushed To Death In Henry Pit Yesterday (Wednesday) evening a youth named John Daley, 17 years of age, the son of Joseph Daley, an employee at Bransty Station, was killed in Henry Pit. The deceased was employed as an onsetter at the bottom of the shaft, and at about seven o'clock yesterday evening he was standing at the bottom of the shaft when a cage with an empty tub in it came down upon him, and killed him on the spot. An inquest will be opened today at Parton, whither the body was conveyed. Newspaper transcript kindly provided byWest Cumbria Mines Research. Names mentioned in this article Name Age Occupation Notes Daley, John Onsetter Deceased, Individual Page Daley, Joseph Links to Collieries/Mines mentioned in this articleWhitehaven CollieryRelated Articles Pub.DateArticle (Newspaper) 08 Jul 1875 A Boy Crushed To Death In Henry Pit (Whitehaven News) 08 Jul 1875 Fatal Accident at William Pit (Whitehaven News) 15 Jul 1875 The Fatal Accident In Henry Pit (Whitehaven News) 15 Jul 1875 The Fatal Accident In William Pit (Whitehaven News) Links to related pages Main page for Whitehaven Accident/Disaster Page
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8th July 1875 A Boy Crushed To Death In Henry Pit Yesterday (Wednesday) evening a youth named John Daley, 17 years of age, the son of Joseph Daley, an employee at Bransty Station, was killed in Henry Pit. The deceased was employed as an onsetter at the bottom of the shaft, and at about seven o'clock yesterday evening he was standing at the bottom of the shaft when a cage with an empty tub in it came down upon him, and killed him on the spot. An inquest will be opened today at Parton, whither the body was conveyed. Newspaper transcript kindly provided byWest Cumbria Mines Research. 
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