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 Donna Johnson
30 June 2015
My grandfather, Kenneth Wright, was killed at Summit Colliery, 28/10/1954 |
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Hi can you give me more information about the death of Kenneth Wright, 111 Alexander Street, Kirby in Ashfield, 28 Oct 1954, Summit Colliery, he was my grandparent.
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Steve Elliott
22 June 2015
My grandfather, Edward Knowles, was allegedly killed in a roof fall in one of the north Derbyshire mines (Markham or Renishaw Park) |
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Hi, my grandfather Edward Knowles was allegedly killed in a roof fall in one of the north Derbyshire mines (Markham or Renishaw Park I think) circa 1951. His son Clarence (known as Clap) was also injured but survived. I cannot find out any details - can you help?
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Roland Laycock
2 June 2015
My Father, Roy Laycock, Was Injuries At Welbeck |
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 Aup Fionn hope you and Rosie are OK, Long time no see I often wondered if you stayed as a teacher or went back to Scotland and got stuck into a nice little croft.
When my father was injured at Welbeck he was 37 yrs old, he was born in 1920 in Holmfirth, just outside Huddersfield. We came down here when I was about 4 and Yorkshire is still in my blood, The NUM officials were good to my mum and we got a food hamper and some toys for Xmas, they were the only presents I have ever had at Xmas, money was short, but the general Notts miner, I have no time for most of them, in the strike they ended up as scabs, the story of my father's injuries is very interesting but it's all in the past.
I miss Philip we had some great times you could guarantee a good laugh when he was around. Hope you still have some of his clocks.
I remember the dynamite clock you made, they would lock you up for it today, I can see the army doing a controlled explosion with it.
Roy Laycock
1, Gladstone Terrace
Mansfield Woodhouse |
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17 Oct 1957 |
Welbeck |
Fall of coal
Back / chest injuries |
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Roland Laycock
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Paul Smith
28 May 2015
Sidney Marshall And Clifford Smith Killed Down Yorkshire Pits, 1938 and 1948 |
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Would you have any more info on two family members that lost their life's in these accidents'.
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Sidney Marshall |
29 years |
Barnborough Main |
Fall of roof
Died Christmas Eve |
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Clifford Smith |
45 years |
Goldthorpe |
Multiple injuries |
Regards Paul Smith |
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Andy Cawthera
22 May 2015
Alans Data Base - Thomas and Alfred Cawthera were killed 1870, Four Lanes Colliery |
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Hi,
Thomas Cawthera came up on your database - I was simply googling on this name as it is that of my late father (b 1924)
It seems from your entry that Thomas and Alfred Cawthera were killed in 1870 at Four Lanes Colliery - I then Googled on Four Lane Ends Colliery and the information at:- http://www2.halifaxtoday.co.uk/calderheritage/4laneend.htm indicates a name of Crawthra rather than Cawthera.
Interestingly there is a story in our family of my father’s grandfather being a Cawthra and living in Bradford (where my father was from) he apparently instructed the whole family to add an “e" to their surname to make it Cawthera and then left his wife and walked to Halifax to then set up house with another woman there!
Regards
 Situated in the heart of Shibden Dale just a short distance from the centre of Halifax is the site of Four Lane End Colliery. Very little is known about this pit other than the mine was owned by John Crawthra and was 55 yards deep to the Hard Bed Coal. It was however the scene of tragedy when on May 12th 1870 Thomas Crawthra age 26 and his brother Alfred age 15, the owners two sons, fell to the bottom of the shaft when a rope broke.
This appears to have been a small family run mine and the shaft was wound by a horse gin. The curved wall which surrounded the gin circle, protecting the horse from the weather, still survives.
Information from Halifax Today
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