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Surname
YOUNG
Forename
Robert James
Day
26
Month
12
Year
1913
Age
20
Occupation
Putter
Mine/Quarry Name
Newbottle, Dorothea Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lambton & Hetton Collieries Ltd
Location
Philadelphia
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased was illegally riding inbye on the set, when the set derailed and jammed. The tail rope broke just against the rear end of the set, and the broken end caught and killed him.