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Surname
PURVIS
Forename
W.L.
Day
12
Month
12
Year
1904
Age
24
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Hedley
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Moor Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
South Moor
County
Durham
Details of Event
He had gone into in adjoining place for a few minutes when waiting for the putter and on his return the place collapsed and he was killed. It was well timbered 8 feet apart but the weight of stone forced the timber out.