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Surname
PARKER
Forename
Herbert
Day
30
Month
11
Year
1909
Age
17
Occupation
Pony Driver
Mine/Quarry Name
Houghton Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Houghton Main Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Little Houghton
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was found lying dead on the top of a pony and in front of a train of four full tubs, one of which was on the rails. It is probable that the pony had swerved, and that the shafts had struck the road timbers. He would be riding on the shafts.