Wheatley Hill Colliery

1861 - Boring operations from the surface were in progress on the Wheatley Hill estate to prove the site for the proposed new winning.

1869 - Wheatley Hill Colliery was sunk from the surface to the Busty Seam.

1870 - A holing was made in the Main Coal Seam between Thornley and Wheatley Hill Collieries.

Abram, William Edward Johns, 26 Sep 1876, aged 16, Putter, Killed by an explosion of gas in the barrier way in main coal seam. Quinn holed his bord into an old drift from the Greenhill goaf, which was full of gas, and on the rise side of a 33 feet fault, naked lights being used at the time, Killed by an explosion of gas, Buried: St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley [More information ...]

Ayack, James Kelly, 26 Sep 1876, aged 24, Collier, Killed by an explosion of gas in the barrier way in main coal seam. Quinn holed his bord into an old drift from the Greenhill goaf, which was full of gas, and on the rise side of a 33 feet fault, naked lights being used at the time, Killed by an explosion of gas, Buried: St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley [More information ...]

Bailes, Thomas H., 19 Feb 1925, (accident: 27 Jan 1925), aged 38, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Ball, James, 21 Aug 1924, (accident: 22 Sep 1910), aged 36, Cutter, fell on engine plane

Barker, James, 24 Apr 1931, aged 59, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. John's Churchyard/Cemetery, Hesleden

Barker, Thomas, 24 Oct 1910, aged 64, Stoneman, Along with other two men he was arranging a flat sheet at the face of a Longwall gateway, when a fall of stone came away from the canch and caught him. He died a week later. The man had been moving some of the timber under the canch, and doubtless the accident was due to that, Buried: St. John's Churchyard/Cemetery, Hesleden

Barker, William, 19 Nov 1904, (accident: 19 Dec 1903), aged 60, Joiner, slightly injured his thumb on December 19th, 1903, when moving a timber tram near the joiner's shop

Barnard, Howard, 19 Jul 1913, (accident: 22 Dec 1905), aged 16, Driver, died from inuries received when he was crushed between a tub and a prop

Bell, George Albert, 10 Aug 1915, aged 37, Buried: Rock Road Cemetery, Spennymoor

Bell, John, 19 Jan 1871, aged 30, Hewer, influx of water, caused by unexpectedly holing into workings known to contain water, Buried: St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley [More information ...]

Bell, Joseph, 29 Dec 1922, (accident: 03 Nov 1922), aged 16, He hurt himself while lifting a tub of coal onto the rails on 3rd Nov. He died in Hartlepool Hospital on 29th Dec. An inquest jury returned a verdict of death from "natural causes" after medical evidence showed he died from tubercular disease of the hip joint.

Betts, George, 24 May 1916, (accident: 05 Feb 1916), aged 50, injured by a strain, died from the injuries

Bicketon, Herbert, 01 May 1909, (accident: 29 Apr 1909), aged 57, Stoneman, When walking outbye he bumped his head against a baulk. Died 1st May, 1909, from a low form of pneumonia in an already inefficient lung

Blakemore, John, 17 Sep 1930, (accident: 16 Sep 1930), aged 38, Stoneman, crushed by runaway tubs on the engine plane

Bowes, James William, 10 Dec 1918, aged 14, Driver, crushed between a tub and the side, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Broughton, Herbert, 25 Nov 1930, aged 64, struck on the head by the handle of a winch and instantly killed, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Burns, John, 15 Jun 1908, aged 48, Hewer, He received a slight injury on the shoulders from a fall of stone. He refused any assistance to his home, but walked a short distance by himself and then sat down and rested for about two hours. He contracted a chill, pneumonia set in, and he died

Charlton, Robert, 10 Jan 1906, (accident: 08 Jan 1906), aged 59, Shifter, When repairing in a wagonway he put up a prop, but, it not being to his liking, he pulled it out again; a large stone followed and so injured him as to cause his death two days afterwards., Buried: St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley

Chatt, John, 13 Jan 1870, aged 55, Sinker, fell out of kibble, ascending sinking shaft

Chisholm, William, 19 Sep 1916, aged 46, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Clarkson, Robert, 15 Jun 1909, aged 41, Filler, There being no coal cut by the coal cutting machine, he was sent into a longwall gateway to hew with another man. The overman and deputy had examined the gateway some twenty minutes prior to the man going in to hew. He was casting coal when a stone 17 feet long, 4½ feet wide, and 22 inches thick, fell from a damp slippery parting and struck him on the head, fracturing his skull

Collins, Arkless, 21 Nov 1878, (accident: 01 Nov 1878), aged 41, Collier, injury to back on engine road

Collins, Henry, 10 Dec 1870, aged 26, Sinker, fell out of the kibble

Cooper, George, 19 Jan 1871, aged 13, Putter, influx of water, caused by unexpectedly holing into workings known to contain water, Buried: St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley [More information ...]

Craig, Thomas, 07 Oct 1904, (accident: 01 Oct 1903), aged 18, Assistant Waggonwayman, died to-day from results of injury received by being crushed between top of tub and door frame on 1st October, 1903 (out of date)

Daw, James, 01 Dec 1878, (accident: 25 Nov 1878), aged 16, Timber Leader, injuries to toes, died from erysipelas

Dobinson, George Dixon, 26 Sep 1876, aged 34, Back Overman, Killed by an explosion of gas in the barrier way in main coal seam. Quinn holed his bord into an old drift from the Greenhill goaf, which was full of gas, and on the rise side of a 33 feet fault, naked lights being used at the time, Killed by an explosion of gas, Buried: St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley [More information ...]

Douglass, Thomas, 11 Feb 1914, aged 30, Stoneman, Deceased and his mate were sent to fire a shot in a gateway canch, the previous shot having been fired 3 weeks before. Whilst drilling, a large stone from the side fell on to deceased, inflicting severe injuries, from which he died the same day in the hospital. The stone at the place was full of slips and coal pipings, and hence weak.

Dove, George, 17 Dec 1900, aged 18, Labourer, While tipping a side tip waggon of stones with other five men the waggon suddenly and unexpectedly returned and upset on the reverse side and deceased was caught and killed.

Edge, Peter, 12 Jun 1917, aged 58, Screenman, he was shovelling some stones away on the coal belt at the screens, and a few minutes later was found lying dead on the floor. Death was caused by " a effusion of blood into the brain due to chronic Bright's disease, and was due to natural causes"

English, George Thomas, 14 Apr 1940, (accident: 11 Feb 1938), aged 65, Deputy, died from injuries received, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Evans, Arthur William, 25 Oct 1918, aged 64, Shifter, "accidently killed through being caught by a travelling rope whilst following his employment"

Evans, William Edward, Feb 1958, aged 29, fall of stone

Farnworth, George, 10 Feb 1932, aged 57, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Farrell, Patrick, 11 Dec 1919, aged 50, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Farrow, Joseph, 18 May 1871, (accident: 17 Apr 1871), aged 43, Sinker, one of two planks on which sinking cradle was resting broke, and they (with two others) were precipitated to the bottom of the shaft, 9 fathoms [More information ...]

Fawkes, Robert, 03 Feb 1911, aged 45, Shaftman, fell down shaft, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery [More information ...]

Foster, Albert, 12 Mar 1940, aged 42, Rolleyway Man, killed by a fall of stone

Francis, Charles, 20 Dec 1909, aged 25, Hewer, suffocated by gas [More information ...]

Frankland, J., 24 Aug 1942, (accident: 22 Jan 1935), aged 69, Stoneman, spine injuries

Fuller, Robert, 21 Apr 1913, (accident: 10 Apr 1913), aged 39, Boiler Minder, deceased jammed his thumb between the valve lever of a feed valve and the boiler seating; blood poisoning set in and he died 10 days later in the Hartlepool Hospital, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Gordon, James, 21 Dec 1927, aged 53, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Gorman, Patrick, 18 Dec 1907, (accident: 21 Jun 1907), aged 44, Shifter, he strained his side by lifting a stone; pleurisy, and then tuberculosis, set in, Buried: St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley

Greenwell, William, 02 Sep 1881, aged 23, Hewer, crushed by the set of tubs while coming outbye on the engine plane

Greenwood, John, 07 Jun 1925, (accident: 16 Nov 1923), aged 65, Shifter, nystagmus

Grimwood, Alfred, 25 Mar 1878, aged 28, Collier, explosion of gas in Main Coal Seam while firing a shot next to goaf in broken workings [More information ...]

Hackworth, Thomas, 21 Mar 1938, aged 39, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Hall, James, 19 Jan 1871, aged 42, Hewer, influx of water, caused by unexpectedly holing into workings known to contain water, Buried: St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley [More information ...]

Hanby, George, 21 Dec 1877, (accident: 13 Dec 1877), aged 37, Shaftman, arm injured by cage, taking hammer off while in motion it was crushed between bunton and cage, died on 21st, Buried: St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley

Harper, Joseph, 22 Apr 1927, aged 32, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Hastings, Matthew, 10 Jun 1929, aged 50, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Hayes, Alexander, 08 Dec 1922, aged 34, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Hazell, James, 31 Dec 1910, aged 59, Platelayer, Whilst cleaning up on the colliery railway sidings, he was knocked down and run over by a N.E.R. engine. The engine, with van behind, was moving slowly without steam down a gentle gradient round a slight curve, and the driver had not noticed the deceased. A colliery locomotive was at the same time pushing some full waggons on a parallel line near where the deceased was working, and it is surmised that in stepping away from the colliery engine he had moved in front of the N.E. engine. There was a space of 12 feet between the two roads

Hetherington, Thomas, 08 Feb 1906, aged 42, Hewer, When hewing next a fault, he cut into a slip at an angle to the fault, and so released a stone, which, weighting, canted out eight props and fell upon him., Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard, South Hetton

Hicks, John, 05 Mar 1875, aged 25, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Howe, William, 03 Nov 1921, aged 26, Stoneman, He was travelling in a bus to collect his pay note from the colliery offices. On arriving at the pit, he asked the conductress to wait a minute or two, then, he dashed out from behind the bus and was knocked and killed by a lorry.

Humes, Ward, 08 Jun 1939, (accident: 25 Jan 1939), aged 42, Filler, fractured spine, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Hunter, Swinburne, 29 Apr 1931, (accident: 20 Apr 1931), Shaftman, at the inquest Mrs. Jane Hunter said her husband had come home from work on 20 April suffering from pain in his side, stating that he had sprained himself at work. He and Joseph Plant had been lifting a large baulk of timber, when Hunter shouted that he had felt a 'click' in his side. Later, on 27 April, he developed pneumonia from which he died. A verdict of 'Death from natural causes' was returned as there was not enough evidence to show that the strain had accelerated the pneumonia

Hutchinson, John, 11 Aug 1879, (accident: 30 Jul 1879), aged 24, Fireman, He was seriously injured while changing the points on the waggonway; He was run over by some waggons and suffered a compound fracture of his left leg, a broken foot and a dislocated ankle. Surgeon William Nesbitt set the fractures and dressed the ankle, but later the same day he had to amputate the foot at the ankle joint due to haemorrhaging. Hutchinson then seemed to be progressing favourably, but tetanus set in and he died on 11th August

Jackson, William, 12 Jul 1877, (accident: 13 Feb 1877), aged 55, Shifter, fell on flatsheets and hurt his head

Jobes, Archibald, 20 Jul 1941, (accident: 11 Sep 1931), aged 59, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Johnson, James, 06 Apr 1927, aged 37, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Jones, Edward, 12 Apr 1925, aged 39, Machine Man, crushed by set, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Jones, John William, 31 Jan 1917, (accident: 09 Oct 1911), aged 64, Coal Filler, On 9 Oct 1911, Jones suffered injuries to his head and shoulders when he was caught by a fall of stone. He was off work for 31 weeks, then resumed as a waggonwayman until Nov 1916. He returned home and complained of pains and loss of eyesight, and was confined to bed. Death was due to aortic valvular disease of the heart, accelerated by the injury to the head

Knight, James, 03 Sep 1894, 3:00 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 49, Stoneman, He drew out a prop preparatory to building a pack when a large fall of stone took place [More information ...]

Lamb, John, 06 May 1953, aged 59, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Laws, John William, 13 Jan 1913, aged 18, Landing Boy, deceased was driving an empty broken tub outbye when his pony got away very fast; he probably got frightened and attempted to jump off the limbers, but in doing so he was caught between the tub and the road side, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Lee, James, 30 Jan 1924, (accident: 04 Oct 1923), aged 60, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Lee, John William Jones, 22 Aug 1934, (accident: 11 Oct 1933), aged 21, Putter, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Leonard, William Hobbs, 17 Apr 1871, aged 45, Sinker, one of two planks on which sinking cradle was resting broke, and they (with two others) were precipitated to the bottom of the shaft, 9 fathoms [More information ...]

Lewens, Martin, 15 Jun 1871, aged 50, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone

Lindsay, John William, 21 Jul 1933, aged 35, Master Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Lowes, Norman, 07 Dec 1951, aged 51, [colliery uncertain - Wheatley Hill assumed], Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Mangles, James, 15 Oct 1928, (accident: 20 Sep 1919), aged 37, he was injured by a fall of stone on 20th Sept 1919. His left arm was fractured and his left leg injured. After treatment at Durham County Hospital, he underwent an operation at Newcastle Infirmary. An inquest into his death was held on 15 Oct 1928. Death was due to heart failure and septic absorption arising from the injury [date of inquest]

Margetson, Robert Henry, 17 Feb 1906, aged 33, Hewer, Whilst hewing in a longwall face, he exposed a slip running into a vertical joint. These let down a large piece of stone which, catching him, killed him., Buried: St. Saviour's Churchyard, Shotton Colliery

McCarroll, John, 26 Apr 1912, (accident: 04 May 1911), aged 44, killed by a fall of stone

McCoy, Malcolm John, 24 Mar 1938, aged 17, Datal, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Mercer, Thomas, 21 Sep 1966, aged 24, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Miller, Thomas, 30 Jan 1924, (accident: 24 Jan 1924, 7.0 p.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 59, Deputy, After firing a shot in the coal in a judding longwall district, deceased was returning to the face when a piece of post stone, 4 ft. by 3 ft. by 4 ins. thick, fell from the roof and crushed him against a tub which he was passing, causing severe bruises to the chest. He died 6 days later from bronchial pneumonia

Moralee, Thomas, 16 Oct 1889, aged 16, Labourer, accidentally fell down a sinking pit shaft, about 950 feet, while assisting to send materials down to some sinkers [More information ...]

Mullen, Arthur Patrick, 17 Aug 1950, aged 49, fall of stone in Busty seam, address: 10. Fifteenth Street, Wheatley Hill

Munsther, W., 06 Feb 1936, (accident: 11 Jul 1934), aged 59, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Nichol, Thomas, 15 May 1906, (accident: 02 May 1906), aged 14, Driver, When attempting to stop four tubs running amain he tripped and fell. The first wheel of the first tub went over him, causing internal injuries, from which he died thirteen days afterwards., Buried: St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley

Norman, Robert, 14 Aug 1916, aged 73, died in the County Hospital from injuries received some ten years ago; he had been severely crushed; address: 19 Ford Street, Wheatley Hill

Parkinson, Thomas, 21 Feb 1919, (accident: 19 May 1915), aged 68, Shifter, died as a result, it was alleged, of injuries received through a fall of stone. The verdict at the inquest was that death was due to (primary) influenza (secondly) broncho pneumonia, accelerated by injury received to back

Peacock, John W., 29 Oct 1929, (accident: 15 Jun 1929), aged 27, Onsetter, died from injuries received

Pounder, Henry, 06 Aug 1896, aged 29, Assistant Banksman, The bottom deck of the cage had been cleared for men to ride, and was being lowered when he attempted to get two tokens which were lying on the cage bottom, but was caught between the cage and flat sheets and killed instantly, Buried: Station Town Cemetery, Wingate

Prentice, James, Mar 1915, (accident: 22 Apr 1903), aged 37, Locomotive Fireman, On 15th March an inquest was held in the Reading Room, Wheatley Hill into the death of James Prentice who was injured in an accident while working at the colliery on 22nd April 1903. His spine was fractured and his left hand had to be amputated. He never worked again, and for the last two years had been confined to bed.

Purvis, Frank, 13 Jan 1932, aged 27, Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Quinn, Thomas, 26 Sep 1876, aged 22, Collier, Killed by an explosion of gas in the barrier way in main coal seam. Quinn holed his bord into an old drift from the Greenhill goaf, which was full of gas, and on the rise side of a 33 feet fault, naked lights being used at the time, Killed by an explosion of gas, Buried: St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley [More information ...]

Raine, John W., 18 Mar 1943, (accident: 11 Nov 1942), aged 16, Datal, died from injuries received

Renwicks, Peter, 08 Sep 1914, (accident: 28 Aug 1914), aged 61, Stoneman, Deceased and his mate were taking down baulks and resetting them at a higher level. A baulk was held by end pressure, so that when the end props were removed it did not fall. Deceased was loosening one end with his pick, when the baulk and stone lying above it, fell away. Loose stones fell on to his feet, so that he fell heavily on his back, fracturing his pelvis. A middle prop should have been used. He died on 8th September, 1914

Richmond, John Edward, 22 Oct 1900, aged 37, Hewer, A shot had been fired in top coal, which did not bring jud down; he started to hew it down, standing up in front of jud, when it fell away and knocked him against pack, breaking his head and killing him., Buried: St. John the Evangelist Churchyard, Kirk Merrington

Robson, James, 03 Mar 1920, aged 21, Putter, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Routledge, Alexander, 15 Jul 1932, aged 44, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Rowley, Thomas, 16 Nov 1910, (accident: 08 Jun 1910), aged 59, Shifter, He was building a pack wall in a gateway and had his back to the coal while he was ridding a top canch shot. In attempting to lift a large stone he slipped and fell, and the stone pinned him against the wall. He complained of pain in the chest and back but there was not any external sign of injury. He did not work again and died on November 16th. As the result of a post-mortem examination, the jury found that he had died from heart failure accelerated by the accident which occurred to him three months previously, Buried: Harton Cemetery, South Shields

Shaw, John, 25 Apr 1916, (accident: 11 Apr 1916), aged 64, He was injured on 11 Aprl and taken to hospital, where he remained for eleven days before being discharged and taken home, he died on 25 Apr. He had been knocked down by a pony when a set of tubs got off the way. The first tub passed over him and he was found lying under the second, having suffered head injuries. Death was due to 'septic pneumonia resulting from the accident'

Shenton, John, 03 May 1916, (accident: 28 Apr 1916), aged 62, he strained himself while lifting a large stone on 28 Apr; he got home and went to bed and was unable to return to work; he died on 03 May from pleuro pneumonia, the injury having nothing to do with his death

Smith, Robert, 19 Jan 1871, aged 28, Hewer, influx of water, caused by unexpectedly holing into workings known to contain water, Buried: St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley [More information ...]

Smythe, Patrick, 16 Dec 1943, (accident: 28 Sep 1939), aged 53, Drawer, killed by a fall of stone

Snowdon, Eric Walker, 24 Nov 1966, aged 43, Fitter, crushed while fitting ventilation pipe (broken neck); address: Briarholme, Cemetery Road, Wheatley Hill (Inquest: 28 Nov 1966)

Stoker, Robert, 18 May 1916, (accident: 27 Mar 1915), aged 68, Shifter, He injured himself on 27 Mar 1915 while lifting a tub. He had 'exhausted himself and strained himself in the head owing to there being so much debris in the tub which had got off the way.' As a result, he was laid up in bed until August, when he was able to get out in an invalid carriage. His condition deteriorated and he took to his bed in March 1916, and died on 18 May. At the inquest a verdict was returned of death from ceberal haemorrhage, accelerated by a strain caused by the exertion of endeavouring to lift a full tub on to the waggonway whilst following his employment in the Harvey Seam of Wheatley Hill No. 1 Pit, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Storey, Wilfred (Wilf), 16 Apr 1933, (accident: 18 Mar 1933), aged 24, Putter, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Stout, John, 14 May 1881, aged 45, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Tate, John, 11 Jan 1929, aged 60, Bricklayer, girder fell on him whilst building new engine house

Tatters, James, 28 Oct 1944, aged 52, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Telfair, James, 12 Sep 1870, aged 15, Water Leader, fell into sump and drowned

Thompson, Oliver, 08 Dec 1879, aged 35, Shaftman, while engaged taking brattice out of the upcast shaft they both fell off the cradle a distance of 100 yards, there did not appear to be anything unusual to account for this accident [More information ...]

Thornton, James Moore, 28 Aug 1928, aged 14, Driver, run over

Thornton, William, 14 Dec 1912, aged 41, Boiler Minder, he was shortening a belt used for driving a mechanical stoker from an overhead shafting and was probably standing on the feed pipes with the belt hanging round him, while he drove in the rivets against the wall; the belt caught in the boltheads of a shaft coupling close to the pulley sheaves, and being around him, pulled him up to the shafting, causing injuries from which he died on December 14; there was no reason why he should not have stopped the shafting to do this work; since the accident all similar couplings have been covered over

Todd, William Richardson, 09 Jun 1916, (accident: 10 Feb 1915), aged 54, Blacksmith

Turnbull, George, Aug 1933, (accident: 1922), aged 29

Turner, David, 05 Jun 1875, aged 13, Driver, crushed by cage [More information ...]

Tyson, Thomas Moffat, 11 Feb 1926, aged 20, crushed by trucks, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Venables, Joseph, 17 Dec 1937, (accident: 20 Nov 1937), aged 50, Deputy Overman, struck by shot, died in Sunderland Royal Infirmary

Walker, John, 19 Jan 1871, aged 21, Hewer, influx of water, caused by unexpectedly holing into workings known to contain water, Buried: St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley [More information ...]

Walker, John, Jul 1921, (accident: 23 Oct 1902), aged 68, shaft accident, able to perform light work since the accident but death was due to injuries received in the shaft accident

Walker, Joseph, 25 Mar 1878, aged 36, Deputy, explosion of gas in Main Coal Seam while firing a shot next to goaf in broken workings [More information ...]

Ward, James William, 10 May 1899, (accident: 09 May 1899), aged 19, Putter, While assisting to lift a full tub on to the rails at the face of a working place he sprained himself severely, and died the following day.

Warnes, Edward R., 29 Aug 1941, (accident: 28 Aug 1941), aged 49, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Watson, Thomas, 08 Dec 1879, aged 30, Shaftman, while engaged taking brattice out of the upcast shaft they both fell off the cradle a distance of 100 yards, there did not appear to be anything unusual to account for this accident [More information ...]

Wetheral, John, 19 Nov 1881, (accident: 17 Nov 1881), aged 61, Greaser, leg broken and otherwise bruised by engine set while at work

White, William, 04 Jul 1911, aged 37, Stoneman, he was clearing away some stone which had fallen from the side of a gateway canch, when a fall of roof took place and buried him; the stone was of a very short nature, and the man was suffocated before he could be liberated; the fall canted out two props

Williams, S. H., 11 Jan 1875, aged 23, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Wilson, John, 15 Jul 1870, (accident: 06 Jul 1870), Sinker, fell out of the kibble

Young, George, 25 Jan 1907, aged 28, Stoneman, he was preparing to set a prop, when a large stone fell away from a jack in the roof and caught him, Buried: St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley

Young, Joseph, 08 Sep 1908, aged 18, died from injuries received, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery