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Surname
BUTLER
Forename
Thomas
Day
12
Month
07
Year
1904
Age
49
Occupation
Coal Cutter
Mine/Quarry Name
Adelaide
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
West Durham Wallsend Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Bishop Auckland
County
Durham
Details of Event
A fall of stone from the roof occurred after the coal cutter had passed owing to a slip in the roof running to feather edge and displaced the timber set under it. It caught and killed these two men. 2 killed.