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Surname
BLENCH
Forename
Ralph
Day
13
Month
07
Year
1900
Age
22
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Dunston
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Bowes & Ptrs Ltd
Location
Dunston
County
Durham
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. A shot had been fired but failed to bring down the coal and the deputy bad instructed the deceased to hew it down. It is supposed he had improperly started to kirve again without resetting the sprags.