Elswick Colliery

Andrews, Nicholas, 25 Sep 1882, aged 36, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone from roof

Barratt, Thomas, 1919, [approximate date]

Bell, Mark, 20 Nov 1893, 2:45 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 23, Hewer, Deceased was taking off coal at the side of the way to make width for a landing, and in doing so was under an overhanging stone, which fell on to him. This stone ought to have been taken down before commencing work [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Blair, Frank, 12 Jan 1919, (accident: 10 Jan 1919), explosion [More information ...]

Bulmer, Robert, 1934, [approximate date]

Carr, Frank Robert, 16 Mar 1909, aged 15, Shaft boy, fell from cage while ascending shaft

Clark, James, 31 May 1872, aged 30, Hewer, riding on engine plane

Crawford, Edmund, 14 Jan 1905, aged 41, Master Shifter [More information ...]

Dobson, Matthew, 19 Aug 1875, aged 14, Helper Up, crushed by tubs on engine plane while attempting to get on set

Dunbar, John, 24 Jan 1905, aged 46, Hewer, Deceased was hewing alone in a stenton 6 yards wide in the Brockwell seam; when his marrow came to take his place at 9.30 a.m. he found a large stone had fallen from the roof close to the face upon deceased. The stone was 12 feet long across the face, and 5½ feet wide and 1 foot thick, and in its fall had displaced five props. It was released by a slip next the face and by a keen parting above. The deputy had been in the place at 6.20 a.m. and had set two props and left the place, in his judgment, safe. There was a good supply of loose timber. The Local Inspectors reported, "it is our opinion it was unforeseen and accidental"

Ellerington, J., 01 Nov 1870, aged 50, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Fenwick, Robert, 04 Dec 1885, aged 30, Sinker, stone fell on him from side of sinking pit

Flanagan, Anthony, 1927, [approximate date]

French, Matthew, 02 Feb 1876, aged 14, Helper Up, crushed by a set of full tubs on engine plane

Hall, James, 1933, [approximate date]

Hankinson, Robert, 04 May 1900, aged 35, Hewer, the two deceased men were hewing in the Beaumont Seam, when a holing was unexpectedly made into some old workings containing an accumulation of water; no one had any knowledge of the old workings [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...]

Johnson, John Holden, 1924, [approximate date]

Johnson, William, 03 Nov 1898, aged 37, Stoneman, [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...]

Kelly, Charles, 04 Oct 1883, aged 37, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Mackin, James, 1905, [approximate date]

Morton, Fenwick, 13 Nov 1837, fell down shaft [More information ...]

Murphy, John, 08 Apr 1891, died in his working place from apoplexy

Nicholson, Thomas, 01 Oct 1913, aged 56, Hewer, deceased and another man were hewing in a bord 5½ yards wide; the coal is 2 feet 2 inches thick with a top canch of 1 foot 6 inches taken near the middle of the place; the face of the canch was within 2 feet 6 inches of the coal face; as deceased was scalloping the coal off, a stone 3 feet square and 10 inches thick came away from the front of the canch at two well marked slips and a feathery edge, he having just uncovered one slip parallel with the face; the slips would not be apparent before the stone fell; it is stated that one prop was canted out by the stone

Palmer, Joseph, 29 Mar 1895, 9:40 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 14, Pony Driver, he was crushed between a bunton and a descending cage of a small coal apparatus, where he had no right to be

Pearson, Robert, 20 Jan 1887, aged 29, Mechanic, crushed by friction wheel of pump

Pendleton, Richard, 1919, [approximate date]

Picture, George William, 10 Jun 1899, (accident: 08 Sep 1898), aged 39, Hewer, He was hewing in a longwall working when a stone fell, breaking off at the coal side and pack wall, the latter being about four feet from the face. Died June 10th, 1899 [Inquest attended]

Storey, Charles, 1931, [approximate date]

Traynor, Michael, 13 Jun 1884, aged 14, Driver, fell down the shaft from the upper seam to the bottom

Tweddell, Joseph, 30 Mar 1881, aged 30, Engineman, bursting of steam pipe [More information ...]

Watson, Thomas, 04 May 1900, aged 31, Hewer, the two deceased men were hewing in the Beaumont Seam, when a holing was unexpectedly made into some old workings containing an accumulation of water; no one had any knowledge of the old workings [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...]

Welsh, John Tennant, 1927, [approximate date]

White, J., 28 Mar 1872, aged 35, Wood Leader, killed by a fall of stone

White, James, 16 Nov 1881, aged 35, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Wilson, George, 1934, [approximate date]

Wright, Jonathan, 05 Feb 1910, aged 17, Driver, fell in front of engine set