Lake Macquarie History

Mining Deaths - Lymington Collieries

Lymington Colliery

SURNAME	CHRISTIAN NAMES	DAY	MONTH	YEAR	AGE	CAUSE OF DEATH
Urwin	Thomas	28	April	1916	33	injuries sustained from being caught in a coal cutting machine - accidental death
Judd	Thomas Frederic	8	February	1917	32	injuries and shock incurred as a result of falling into machinery - accidental death
Hopkinson	Walter	1	July	1920	20	extensive head injuries from being hit by runaway skip - accidental death

South Wallsend Lymington Colliery

SURNAME	CHRISTIAN NAMES	DAY	MONTH	YEAR	AGE	CAUSE OF DEATH
Ashley	Thomas	9	January	1891	65	suffocation by a load of coal falling - accidental death
Reichert	William	11	March	1889	43	injuries sustained from a fall of stone - accidental death
Gardiner	William	30	June	1886	45	fracture of the neck after an explosion - accidental death
Jones	Thomas	12	December	1888	45	severe burns and shock

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