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Surname
HANKINSON
Forename
Robert
Day
04
Month
05
Year
1900
Age
35
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Elswick, South
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Elswick Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Newcastle on Tyne
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. The two deceased men were hewing in the Beaumont Seam when a holing was unexpectedly made into some old workings containing an accumulation of water. No one had any knowledge of the old workings. 2 killed.