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Surname
BRYAN
Forename
John Henry
Day
27
Month
05
Year
1914
Age
20
Occupation
Shifter
Mine/Quarry Name
Dawdon
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Londonderry Collieries Ltd
Location
Seaham Harbour
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased was working with a stoneman taking a cauch at the face of a wall, when a large fall. 10 feet long from the caunch to the face, took place and buried deceased. A hitch formed a loose side on the left, and the fall apparently commenced from here. Four pairs of gears were under the stone which fell, but were smashed down by it. The roof was bad and heavy.