Brotton (Ironstone)

Adey, Thomas, 10 Dec 1874, aged 13, Trapper, run over by tubs

Ashough, Wilson, 16 Apr 1874, aged 30, Miner, killed by a fall of stone

Brown, John, 17 Mar 1881, aged 66, Rapper Man, fractured skull by a piece of stone falling down the shaft [More information ...]

Caisley, John, 20 Jun 1884, (accident: 17 Jun 1884), aged 29, Miner, foot cut off and other injuries to leg while baring down some stone

Chudley, John, 21 Jun 1897, aged 56, Labourer, While working on a railway siding he fell down and died. Doctor certified death was due to natural causes

Cobley, George T., 19 Nov 1888, (accident: 23 Oct 1888), aged 16, Driver, broken thigh by two tubs running over him

Douglas, George, 08 May 1879, aged 64, Assistant Onsetter, crushed to death by cage coming down upon him, he went underneath to clean out the cage hole while they were running in the shaft - he ought properly to have stopped the cage

Hall, Mark, 08 Jul 1882, aged 17, Run Rider, fell and was run over by engine set while attempting to get on tubs

Kennedy, John, 15 Dec 1880, aged 17, Driver, fell before set of full tubs and was run over

Lansome, Thomas, 12 Apr 1873, aged 23, Miner, caught by shot

Medland, Henry, 03 Jan 1905, (accident: 30 Dec 1904), aged 64, Miner, While pulling down some dogger a piece fell and caught him on the shoulder and back. This occurred on Dec. 30th and he died of pneumonia on Jan. 3rd. The place was crushed, necessitating the dogger being taken down

Parkinson, Thomas, 19 Oct 1900, aged 64, Platelayer, Died from heart disease while at work in the mine.

Roberts, Frederick, 16 Dec 1884, aged 16, Driver, while leading his horse he fell, and the full tubs ran over him, crushing him to death

Shields, J. W., 22 Nov 1904, aged 27, Miner, died from heart disease when on his way to the powder house

Trattles, William, 16 Oct 1908, aged 52, Miner, a piece of ironstone burst off the side of his place and knocked out two props; one of the props hit him on the head and killed him

Tremain, Ernest, 28 May 1883, aged 19, Miner, while engaged filling a tub of stone about 107 yards back from the face a large stone fell off the side

Tuck, William, 21 Aug 1899, aged 60, Miner, Fall of shale from roof at a natural glassy slip, which caught deceased and so severely injured him that he died at the hospital two hours afterwards.

Walker, William, 25 Nov 1874, aged 12, Assistant Driver, run over by tubs

Welburn, Thomas, 07 Jan 1891, (accident: 06 Jan 1891, 7:00 a.m., 1st hour of shift), aged 35, Miner, dislocated thigh, and other bruises by a fall of stone

Wickham, John Henry, 09 Oct 1883, aged 17, Driver, severe kick in stomach by a horse

Wilson, James, 28 Feb 1885, aged 45, Miner, fall of stone knocking out some timber after a shot had been fired