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Surname
COLLINGE
Forename
John William
Day
11
Month
01
Year
1906
Age
53
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Fogg's
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
A. Knowles & Sons Ltd
Location
Darcy Lever
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Fall of coal and clod from the face of working place. Overhung 5 feet the directions given by the fireman were to take down or prop, deceased did neither; his mate stated that deceased took this fearful risk ill order to keep the wagons going, the lower stratum of coal was soft and easy to get.