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Surname
HALLIWELL
Forename
John William
Day
08
Month
02
Year
1912
Age
17
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Gauntley, Day Eye
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bispham Hall Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Orrell
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Deceased had been filling a tub of coal in a roadway 3 yards from coal face, when a sudden weighting of the roof caused a fall of roof, 19 feet in length by feet by 1 foot 7 inches, and killed him. The fall displaced a bar and 4 props.