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Surname
WHITE
Forename
George
Day
22
Month
01
Year
1901
Age
50
Occupation
Engineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Blakelaw Quarry
Mineral Worked
Sandstone
Owner
Taylor & Co.
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. At the time of the accident deceased was the only man at the quarry. He had come early in order to get up steam for the crane boiler. On the arrival of the workmen he was found lying at the quarry bottom having apparently fallen from the top a distance of 30 feet.