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Surname
BERESFORD
Forename
Arthur
Day
01
Month
05
Year
1914
Age
14
Occupation
Driver
Mine/Quarry Name
Ireland
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Staveley Coal & Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Staveley
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
He was found under the front tub of his set of two full tubs; the cotter was out and the pony had gone off the road by itself. There is an up grade of 1 in 80 and a drag is stated to have been in position while the tubs were on the rails. It is not clear how the accident happened.