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Surname
ARMSTRONG
Forename
Robert
Day
13
Month
02
Year
1914
Age
20
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Bowden Close
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Pease & Partners Ltd
Location
Helmington Row
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased was hewing in a bord in a seam 3 feet 3 inches thick. The coal was overlaid by ramble 1 foot thick, which was taken down for sufficient width for a tub road. The place had not been driven straight, and he was set on by the deputy to take off side coal. He had reached a point close to the face of the bord, when a fall of ramble took place, breaking his back. The ramble was bad, and it should have been got down.