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1907   Oct Hickleton Miner Killed.
1919   May Pit Hand Killed
1919   May Pony Driver Killed
1921   May Goldthorpe Deputies Death – Adjourned Inquest
1927   Apr Sudden Roof Fall – Two Men Killed at Hickleton Main – Third Miner Injured
1927   Apr Two Miners Killed By Fall Of Five Tons – “Crushed To Pulp.”
1927   Jul Buried Miner – Colliery Manager’s Glowing Tribute to Rescuers
1928   Jan Hidden Peril – “Thurnscoe Miner Killed By ‘Clog.’ – Concealed Break.
1928   Mar Septic Wound – Thurnscoe Miner’s Death – Slight Injury Fatal.
1928   Dec Life for a Pony – Thurnscoe Pit Boy’s First Thought.
1929   Feb Hit By Pulley – Rope Accident at Hickleton Main – Youth’s Death.
1929   May Thurnscoe Miner’s Life Lost Through Error of Judgment.
1932   Jan Casualty List of 1931
1932   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Deputy at Montagu
1932   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – What Rescuers Had To Face
1932   Sep Coroner’s Appeal To Miners – Miner Killed By Big Fall
1938   Mar Thurnscoe Miner Fatally Injured
1938   Aug Miner Dies after Accident and Operation
1938   Aug Mineworker Killed – Dislodged Girders Fatality at Hickleton Main
1938   Oct Thurnscoe Miner Killed
1938   Dec Ordeal in the Pit – Thurnscoe Deputy Called to Dying Son
1939   Jan Roof Fall Caused By Bulging Tub
1939   Feb Highgate Youth Killed At Hickleton – Damaged Tub Brings Down Roof
1940   Jan Thurnscoe Miner’s Fatal Injuries – Unsuspected Weight Break
1941   Jul Hickleton Hitch – Company Reply to Men’s Version
1941   Jul Killed By Piece Of Coal – Hickleton Miner’s Injuries
1941   Jul Rode On Tubs – Hickleton Haulage Hand Fatally Injured
1941   Jul Thurnscoe By-Worker’s Death – Three Months After Accident
1941   Aug Fined For Riding – Sequel to Hickleton Mishap
1942   Apr Miner Collapsed & Died
1942   Apr Miner’s Death.
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Sympathy With District – Mine Minister’s Message
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Earth Tremour
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Six Feet High Plane Reduced To a Foot
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – The First Man Rescued
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – The Last Two
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – The Men Involved
1942   May Four Months After Accident – Mine Worker’s Death
1942   May South Yorkshire Colliery Disasters
1942   Jun Causes of Barnburgh Disaster “Without Precedent in This Country”
1942   Sep Pit Fatality
1942   Sep Thurnscoe Miner Killed
1943   Apr Thurnscoe Haulage Hand Crushed
1944   Jun Fall After “Gob” Break – Thurnscoe Miner Killed
1948   Mar Miner killed
1957   Jun Barnburgh Pit Blast – Men from Thurnscoe Injured
1957   Jul Barnburgh Pit Blast – One Man Leaving Hospital – Death Roll now 4
1959   Aug Barnburgh Fatality – ‘Difficult to Understand What Could Have Happened’
1959   Sep “Accidental Death” Verdict – Barnburgh Pit Mishap