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Surname
MELLODY
Forename
John Joseph
Day
11
Month
02
Year
1908
Age
18
Occupation
Trammer
Mine/Quarry Name
Soothill Wood
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Soothill Wood Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Batley
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was going along a old road to bring an empty tub when between three and four cwts of stone fell from the roof upon him knocking him down and fracturing the top of his nose and probably the base of his skull. The road was 5ft. 6ins. wide at the bottom and 4ft. high. He died on February 11th