Sheffield Daily Telegraph July 5, 1927

Buried Miner

Colliery Manager’s Glowing Tribute to Rescuers

“I have never seen men work so hard in my life as they did in trying to rescue Booth.

When I tell you that they shifted 550 tons of earth, and they had to shift this four times, you will realise how much work they did.”

This glowing tribute was paid by Mr Minnikin, manager of the Hickleton Main Colliery, to the men of rescue parties work to save Robert Booth (41), a married miner of 17 Church St, Thurnscoe, who was buried by a fall of roof in the pit on Thursday

The inquest on Booth was held yesterday at Thurnscoe when the jury returned a verdict of “Accidental death,” and Mr Minnikin expressed his sympathy with the bereaved relatives.

Mr D M Starkey, secretary of the local branch of the Y.M.A., also paid condolence to the widow and spoke appreciatively of the work of the rescue party and the colliery management.

The body of Booth was recovered after about 36 hour’s unceasing effort.

“I have never seen men work so hard in my life as they did in trying to rescue Booth.

When I tell you that they shifted 550 tons of earth, and they had to shift this four times, you will realise how much work they did.”

This going to was paid by Mr Minnikin, manager of the Hickleton Main Colliery, to the men of rescue parties work to save Robert Booth (41), a married miner of 17 Church St, Thurnscoe, who was buried by a fall of roof in the pit on Thursday

the inquest on Booth was held yesterday at Thurnscoe when the jury returned a verdict of “Accidental death,” and Mr Minnikin expressed his sympathy with the bereaved relatives.

Mr D’s M Starkey, secretary of the local branch of the Y.M.A., also paid condolence to the widow and spoke appreciatively of the work of the rescue party and the colliery management.

The body of Booth was recovered after about 36 hour’s unceasing effort.