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Surname
DYAS
Forename
William
Day
18
Month
10
Year
1910
Age
16
Occupation
Pony Driver
Mine/Quarry Name
Ackton Hall
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Ackton Hall Colliery Co.
Location
Featherstone
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was standing in a passbye in front of some full tubs, waiting for a journey of empty tubs to come in. The first empty tub jumped the points and, travelling down the full road, caught Dyas, and crushed him against the side of the road.