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Surname
GIBBONS
Forename
James
Day
08
Month
10
Year
1914
Age
42
Occupation
Master Shifter
Mine/Quarry Name
Urpeth, 'B'
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Birtley Iron Co.
Location
Urpeth
County
Durham
Details of Event
A shot had been fired in the top canch and deceased was giving instructions to a stoneman for the next shot, when a large stone fell, without warning, from the side of the canch, causing injuries from which he died three days later.