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Surname
GILBOURNE
Forename
Abel
Day
15
Month
06
Year
1928
Age
29
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Brodsworth Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Brodsworth Main Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Doncaster, Woodlands
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Doncaster Gazette, 15 June 1928 Buried by Seventy Tons Bentley Miner Killed At BrodsworthAt the inquest at Bentley on Tuesday, on Abel Gilbourne(29), a miner of Arthur Place, Bentley, who was killed in theBrodsworth Main Colliery on Monday, following a fall of dirt, a verdict of "Accidental Death" was returned. William Henry Evans, a miner of East Avenue, woodlands, said they were examining the stall when the fall occurred. About 2.30 a.m. they noticed that some "top softs" had come down and had disclosed a slip. Deceased commenced to set a bar and witness held it for him. Without the least warning the roof fell on top of them. The fall weighed about 60 or 70 tons, and buried Gilbourne.>George Edward Hall, of Woodlands, who was working with them, was partly caught by the fall. When the dust was cleared witness saw Hall. They could see part of Gilbourn and they got him out after 90 minutes. He was dead when extricated. Arthur Gillott, colliery deputy, Woodlands Rd., Woodlands, said he examined the roof thirty minutes before the accident and it was quite safe. The coroner (Mr. Frank Allen) said it was a simple accident, and one which was far too common. The men were doing their best, but unfortunately luck was against them. There was no complaint about the setting of aparticular bar and he hardly thought it competent for the jury to discussmerits of flat or round bars, or he might discuss steel bars. In thiscase there was no bar broken or forced out. All three men in the stall were competent men but Gilbourne was unfortunate when the fall occurred and was a little too late getting clear. After the jury returned a verdict of accidental death, Mr. S. Bunting expressed sympathy in the loss of a valued worker of some years service said the mystery of the fall was that Gilbourne was the one to be trapped while the other escaped. Mr. J.Lane and others joined in the expressions of sympathy.