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Surname
HOLLAND
Forename
George Lewis
Day
17
Month
11
Year
1914
Age
39
Occupation
Stallman
Mine/Quarry Name
New London
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Digby Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Newthorpe
County
Nottinghamshire
Details of Event
Deceased was pulling coal from the face with his pick when about a ton of bind fell from the roof and buried him. The fall disclosed two pot-holes. Two stallmen and the deputy had examined the place within the hour and had failed to detect the pot-holes.