Blaydon Burn Colliery

1872 - Cowen's Pit, Blaydon Burn Colliery, was sunk from the surface to the Brockwell Seam.

1948 - Bessie: Three Quarter seam discontinued

1950 - Mary: Brockwell seam discontinued

Adams, Thomas, 18 Feb 1904, aged 37, Hewer [More information ...]

Allen, Patrick, 04 May 1865, explosion of fire damp [More information ...]

Atkinson, George, 10 Jan 1902, aged 17, Helper-up, deceased, who was placed to assist hand-putters to push their loaded tubs up a rising road, was waiting near the point where his duties commenced, and in some unexplained way was crushed between a full tub and a prop

Atkinson, James, 28 Aug 1899, aged 15, Driver, Deceased was driving a horse attached to a set of full tubs when the horse knocked out some timber causing a fall of roof. Another boy who was riding on the tub was injured [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Barratt, William James, 21 Jul 1910, aged 48, Deputy, electric shock

Barrett, John, 01 Nov 1921, aged 41, Hewer, crushed by tubs

Bates, Thomas, 18 Jan 1900, aged 60, Stoneman, Deceased and his marrow had blasted down part of the roof, and while engaged in making ready a shot hole in part of the fallen material, a stone fell from the roof and killed him. Probably the shot had loosened this stone, but both his marrow and another man declared that deceased had examined it after the shot was fired and considered it good. [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Bendin, Charles, 20 Jan 1939, aged 32, Hewer, fall of clay

Brown, M. A., 17 Jan 1936, aged 52, Charge Hand, killed by a fall of stone

Campbell, Robert, 22 Sep 1887, aged 31, Stoneman, struck by a stone projected by a shot

Clavering, James, 04 May 1865, explosion of fire damp [More information ...]

Clennell, Thomas, 09 Jan 1905, aged 27, Hewer, Deceased, when about to assist a putter to push a loaded tub up a slight rise, fell over and died shortly afterwards without recovering consciousness. There was nothing unusual about the place, and deceased had not actually commenced to push the tub when he collapsed. An inquest was held, after a post-mortem examination, at which four doctors were present and one of them gave evidence that they all agreed that death was due to failure of the heart's action, and so the Jury found

Cohan, Michael, 06 Dec 1900, aged 17, Labourer, Several waggons were being moved by means of a locomotive, and deceased, who was a waggon cleaner, was twice told to stand clear, but he stepped directly in front and five waggons passed over him. It is probable that he intended getting on to a waggon. [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Coppery, T., 29 Apr 1872, aged 33, Hewer, explosion of gas [More information ...]

Corbett, Andrew, 29 Jun 1909, aged 30, Hewer, crushed by loaded tub which ran amain

Cragie, Robert, 27 Feb 1882, aged 60, Screener, crushed by waggon

Davison, John, 19 Nov 1900, (accident: 28 Jun 1899)

Donnelly, T., 05 Jul 1922, (accident: 10 Aug 1916), aged 47, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Ellwood, T. H., 19 Feb 1925, (accident: 03 Jan 1925), aged 43, Charge Man, septic poisoning

Forbes, A., 11 Feb 1935, aged 14, Driver, crushed by tubs [More information ...]

Forster, T. L., 07 Aug 1931, (accident: 29 Jul 1931), aged 16, Helper Up, crushed by tubs, died from injuries received

Foster, J. G., 26 May 1937, aged 29, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Foster, J. T., 17 Aug 1934, (accident: 15 Jul 1934), aged 49, Time Keeper, crushed by tubs

Foster, Slater, 05 Aug 1892, 5:20 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 37, Deputy, When drawing a broken jud, a heavy fall of stone came away from some "slips" and buried him [Inspection made]

Gardner, G. W., 02 Jun 1945, (accident: 01 Jun 1945), aged 48, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal

Gordon, George, 20 Jun 1901, aged 45, Deputy Overman, While drawing chocks in a broken working a fall occurred between two chocks which had been set for safety in drawing. The roof was of strong post, and deceased had only a short time previously sounded the particular stone which afterwards fell [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Greener, Nicholas, 12 Feb 1934, aged 15, Driver, crushed by tubs, Buried: Ryton Cemetery

Hebden, Willam, 17 Dec 1906, aged 47, Shifter, killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Heppell, Richard, 21 Mar 1883, aged 54, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Heppell, William, 04 May 1865, explosion of fire damp [More information ...]

Hood, R., 01 Mar 1925, (accident: 19 Feb 1925), aged 40, Hewer, died from injuries received

Hutchinson, Robert Henry Edward, 14 Aug 1901, aged 28, Hewer, The deceased was working in a wide bord when a stone weighing four or five tons fell from clayey joints in the roof. The deputy had examined the place twice during the shift and considered it well timbered [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Iley, George, 08 May 1899, aged 59, Stoneman, He was knocked down a staple by a set of full tubs, which he had carelessly neglected to secure before taking away the first one to put into the cage. Another man who was loading timber on the cage at the staple-bottom was also injured [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Lee, John H., 07 Apr 1884, aged 12, Driver, crushed by tubs

Lockey, John, 30 Aug 1875, aged 40, Hewer, struck his head while walking outbye, Chester Ward Coroner's Inquest, place: Winlaton, cause: accident in Blaydon Burn Colliery (DRO Ref: COR/C/2/384)

McGurk, John, 14 Feb 1910, aged 17, Driver, crushed by tub

McPherson, Walter Scott, 16 Dec 1912, aged 55, Hewer, while travelling in-bye to his work, caught his head against a telephone wire insulator, and died the same day from compression on brain

Murphy, J., 29 Apr 1872, aged 43, Hewer, explosion of gas [More information ...]

O'Neill, John, 24 Oct 1911, aged 68, Lampman, run over by trucks

Robson, Joseph, 08 Oct 1906, aged 55, Shifter, Deceased was sitting in a cabin at the entrance to the Mary drift, resting before he went inbye to work, when he suddenly fell over and became unconscious and died. He had had an accident in the adjoining Clara Vale Colliery some years ago, and was an ailing man. There was no suggestion of any accident at the time of his death, and no inquest was held.

Scott, John, 29 Jan 1900, aged 47, Labourer, Five empty waggons were being pushed by a locomotive into the coke yard, in order to pick up two more empties, when deceased, who was cleaning up small coals, was run over. The engine driver did not observe deceased, but neglected to blow his whistle. [Inspection made]

Shield, Charles, 07 Jul 1907, (accident: 06 Jul 1907), aged 18, Coke oven drawer [More information ...]

Shotton, John, 27 Oct 1896, (accident: 11 Feb 1896), aged 63, Brakesman, He strained himself when teeming some coals and died on October 27th 1896 [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Stockdale, George, 11 Dec 1926, aged 46, Charge Man, killed by shot [More information ...]

Stonehouse, Robert, 27 Oct 1913, aged 14, Flatter, it was deceased's first shift underground and he was sent to a small flat to couple full tubs as they were brought out by the putters; it is supposed that he was swinging between two full tubs and fell backwards, his head catching the inside rail on the empty road

Swan, Joseph, 08 May 1924, aged 14, Driver, crushed by tubs

Tighe, John, 14 Feb 1902, (accident: 13 Feb 1902), aged 29, [Not Employed], deceased was seeking work, his cousin was employed loading trucks with coke and deceased offered to help ; on the truck being moved deceased was crushed between it and the loading bench ; inquest held. Verdict &ndash "Death from injuries accidentally received"

Tonkin, J., 24 Nov 1866, aged 33

Wilson, Alfred, 22 Jul 1913, aged 34, Rolleyway-man, deceased was walking along the engine plane to his work when he was knocked down by a journey of full tubs, travelling at 10 miles per hour, as he was entering a refuge hole; the last refuge hole was only 7 yards away

Wilson, Edward, 05 Mar 1906, (accident: 09 Nov 1904), aged 59, Stoneman [More information ...]

Wilson, Thomas, 28 Jun 1899, aged 64, Shifter, The deceased and two others were ridding a fall in a return airway when he was knocked down by a stone, and before he could be extricated, a larger fall of roof occurred. The use of timber would no doubt have averted this accident [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Wright, John, 24 Dec 1867, aged 35, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone