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Surname
DONALDSON
Forename
William
Day
11
Month
09
Year
1912
Age
23
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Wingate Grange
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wingate Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Wingate
County
Durham
Details of Event
He was working on a Longwall face and was hewing in the bottom coal at a loose end, when about two tons of coal and ramble came away from a hidden break on to him, causing injuries from which he died on 13th September.