North Walbottle Colliery

Alderson, Joseph, 17 Sep 1912, aged 28, Shifter, whilst commencing to build a pack wall, a stone came away from a feathery and a slip knocking out a prop; longwall workings, Buried: St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Greenhead

Ancrum, Andrew, 1928, [approximate date]

Annan, Thomas, 21 May 1912, aged 35, Stoneman, after drilling a shot hole in a top canch of a longwall gateway, the canch came away unexpectedly, Buried: Our Lady's Catholic Church, Washington

Ballantyne, John William, 22 Sep 1912, aged 32, Stoneman, these men were working together altering the timber under the canch, previous to firing a canch shot in a longwall working, when a large stone fell from a break in the roof [More information ...]

Bell, Thomas, 13 May 1901, aged 31, Stoneman, A gelignite shot had missed fire, and deceased in drilling a second hole exploded the first charge., Buried: St. Michael & All Angels, Newburn

Bryan, Thomas, 21 Dec 1905, (accident: 11 Dec 1905), aged 39, Hewer, explosion [More information ...]

Buston, Humphrey, 08 Sep 1902, aged 22, Shifter, shots had been fired at the junction of an ordinary gateway and a cross heading in the Engine or Beaumont seam, and deceased was near the place to rid the stones blown down, when a large stone fell upon him

Chadwick, James, 06 Jan 1915, (accident: 28 Dec 1914), aged 20, Pony Putter, Deceased was assisting the hewers to remove some stone at the face when a piece of ramble rolled on to his hand cutting it slightly. It was attended to immediately in the mine, but tetanus set in and deceased died at the Infirmary 9 days afterwards.

Chapman, William J., 1909, [approximate date]

Clark, William, 1911, [approximate date]

Conroy, Thomas, 08 Jan 1908, aged 29, Stoneman, fall of stone at canch in longwall gateway

Coulson, Thomas J., 1929, [approximate date]

Danskin, Robert, 04 Nov 1907, aged 20, Locomotive Fireman [More information ...]

Dawson, W. H., 30 Oct 1897, aged 40, Engineman, When walking along a pipe, he slipped, and gripped a steam valve, and, before he could recover himself, he was scalded by the escaping steam. He should have been on the proper flooring [Inquest attended]

Dawson, William, 1897, was said to have died from a scald he received 10 weeks previously, but the evidence did not support this allegation [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a colliery accident]

Dickinson, John, 16 Aug 1904, aged 67, Foreman Fitter [More information ...]

Dixon, Edward Dawson, 1926, [approximate date]

Dodds, Walter, 28 Jun 1911, aged 51, Hewer, fall of band

Douglas, Joseph, 26 Feb 1913, aged 23, Hewer, deceased was sitting kirving when a large stone fell from the roof and injured his spine; a slippery jack could be seen after the fall; he died from his injuries on 26th March

Dunn, Lancelot Nicholson, 1925, aged 16, killed by a run-away tub, he managed to get the pony off the rails but was hit by the tub before he got to a place of safety, [approximate date]

Faill, Joseph, 1918, [approximate date]

Foster, Arthur, 1921, [approximate date]

Fox, Ralph Telford, 15 Jun 1906, (accident: 13 Jun 1906), aged 16, Shaft Landing Lad [More information ...]

Frazer, Moses, 23 Apr 1908, aged 27, Hewer, fall of stone from roof at working face

Freeman, Edward James, 17 Apr 1904, (accident: 08 Apr 1904), aged 37, Stoneman [More information ...]

Freeman, Richard H., 1922, [approximate date]

French, Thomas, 29 Aug 1912, aged 60, Hewer, whilst he was hewing at the gate-end in a longwall face, a piece of stone fell from the edge of the top canch, fatally injuring him

Graham, George, 30 Dec 1899, aged 29, Hewer, He was hewing in a newly opened longwall face, when the first setting of the roof took place, causing a sudden fall which canted out six or seven props. The place was fairly well timbered [Inspection made & inquest attended], Buried: St. Andrew's Churchyard, Bothal

Graham, Joseph, 1900, [approximate date]

Gray, William, 1922, [approximate date]

Grievson, J., 1916, [approximate date]

Henry, William, 1918, [approximate date]

Hepple, James, 20 Sep 1909, aged 40, Hewer, fall of roof stone at longwall face

Hewitson, Edward, 11 May 1914, aged 30, Hewer, Deceased had fired a shot in the coal and had loaded up the loose coal for about 1 hour. He was in the act of setting a prop where the shot had been fired when the roof fell in on him, killing him almost instantly. The stone that fell was triangular, and there were two bad slips on two sides, and a break on the third. The shot had probably loosened the stone, and the use of planks doubly ended would have been better under this broken roof. Two props were rolled out.

Houston, John Thomas, 23 Jan 1914, aged 31, Shifter, A shot had been fired in the top canch of a skirting, and deceased was packing the stone which had been brought down. He was underneath the canch when a stone came away between two vertical joints, canted a prop out, and crushed him. The shot-firer had returned after firing to make the required examination before the shifters commenced work.

Jarvis, Abraham, 1929, [approximate date]

Jebb, Samuel Baxter, 27 Oct 1911, aged 30, Hewer, struck by stone from shot

Jobling, Thomas, 07 Sep 1902, aged 27, [Not Employed], suicide by jumping into a shaft ; he opened the gate fencing the shaft at the surface, and deliberately threw himself down

Keenan, J., 1925, [approximate date]

Lawson, Septimus, 1924, [approximate date]

Lee, Frederick William, 22 Mar 1914, aged 43, Shifter, Whilst filling dirt, which had been loosely packed, at the side of a winning bord in sold coal, a stone weighing 1¼ tons canted two props out, and instantly killed him.

Lewcock, Charles, 1920, [approximate date]

Martin, Arthur Weirs, 1931, [approximate date]

McKelvin, Frank, 1931, [approximate date]

McNay, Robert, 1901, found dead on North Walbottle Colliery waggon-way, having probably been knocked down by a passing engine; the deceased was trespassing, and was said to be under the influence of liquor

McNeil, James, 24 Oct 1910, aged 48, Stoneman, fall of side stone

Murphy, Margaret, 02 Nov 1904, aged 57, [Not Employed], deceased trespassed on the colliery wagon way which at the place of accident is a self-acting incline in taking dinner to her husband who was a mason not employed by the colliery company. She appears to have crossed the line about 45 yards above the meetings immediately after the full set passed her and was caught by the upcoming empty set. Notices as to trespassing are posted at several points on the line but these have no effect, the public apparently claiming right of way, the colliery propose prosecuting trespassers in future.

Nichol, George, 02 Sep 1901, aged 47, Set Rider, While following his regular work as set rider his head came in contact with a telephone post. He was standing on the break lever, and probably leaned too far from the waggon [Inquest attended]

Patterson, Thomas, 13 Aug 1907, aged 51, Stoneman [More information ...]

Plant, Benjamin, 06 Nov 1913, aged 52, Stoneman, deceased was sent by the overman to set a baulk under some stone; when he was jowling the side, the stone fell and fatally injured him; the overman had not inspected the stone that day, but decided the day before that a balk was necessary; the timbering should have been done before

Plant, Joseph, 1930, [approximate date]

Pringle, Robert, 1927, [approximate date]

Purcell, John Geoffrey, 14 Dec 1911, aged 18, Rope Lad, crushed by runaway tub

Rickard, Charles William, 13 Oct 1903, aged 18, Putter, While deceased and another putter were coming out behind two loaded tubs in pillar workings of the Engine seam, one of the tubs became derailed at a bad joint and knocked out a prop, and the roof fell. A pony was drawing the tubs, but as the road inclined outbye one sprag was in one of the wheels of the first tub and two sprags were in the wheels of the second tub, and deceased and the other putter were holding on behind as the pony was somewhat spirited. The Local Inspectors examined the place, but did not suggest any neglect on the part of the management.

Rutherford, William Henry, 01 May 1910, (accident: 25 Apr 1910), aged 15, Driver, crushed by tub

Slater, Ernest William, 1931, [approximate date]

Stephenson, George, 1899, [approximate date]

Swinney, Lionel M., 1929, [approximate date]

Tennant, John W., 1924, [approximate date]

Watson, R. S., 1920, [approximate date]

Weddle, Joseph Fisher, 1931, [approximate date]

Weightman, John George, 02 Sep 1914, aged 20, Hewing Putter, Six lads out of ten had got out of the bottom deck of a double-decked cage, which was standing at the pit bottom flat sheets, when, as deceased was getting out, the cage moved down. He was crushed between the middle hoop of the cage and the flat sheets. The cages were standing held by the foot lever actuating a post brake on the winding-engine drum, the notched lever of which evidently slipped out from the holding down position, which, releasing the brake, allowed the cage to fall. No defect could be found in the brake lever, so it may not have been placed securely in position.

Williams, John, 04 Jun 1945, aged 68, Shifter, diseased heart failure collowing shock of falling forward on to the left side of his face with some force

Wright, Thomas, 22 Sep 1912, aged 28, Stoneman, these men were working together altering the timber under the canch, previous to firing a canch shot in a longwall working, when a large stone fell from a break in the roof [More information ...]

Young, Robert, 02 Mar 1906, (accident: 01 Mar 1906), aged 62, Hewer, run over by trucks [More information ...]