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Mining Deaths - Lambton Collieries

LAMBTON

SURNAME CHRISTIAN NAMES DAY MONTH YEAR AGE CAUSE OF DEATH
Bowden James 23 June 1939 42 injuries sustained from being crushed by a skip
Farley George Thomas 24 September 1942 44 crushed skull - accidental death
Pope Arthur 7 February 1939 52 pneumonia, which developed after an accident which fractured the left femur January 20 1939
Ranger George Thomas 7 January 1941 52 natural causes - heart failure, due to coronary occlusion
Kessell Richard 6 June 1946 54 heart failure caused by coronary occlusion
Cooper Raymond 15 October 1946 32 head injuries - accidental death

LAMBTON B

SURNAME CHRISTIAN NAMES DAY MONTH YEAR AGE CAUSE OF DEATH
Newton Samuel 18 October 1913 55 cerebral haemorrhage - no inquest held
Fitzsimmons Cammelles 22 January 1924 27 injuries sustained from a decscending cage - accidental death
Hoyland Dennis 31 July 1944 45 spinal and head injuries sustained from a roof collapse - accidental death
Jarrett William Alfred 11 June 1947 37 injuries sustained after train derailment
Boundy Keith 30 August 1948 21 chest injuries and shock after being crushed between a locomotive and skips

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