June 22nd 1849:
On Wednesday the 20th inst., ...., another inquest was held at the house of Mr. Henry Muers, at Radcliffe Terrace, near Amble, on the body of Henry Hetherington, aged 30 years, a pitman, who while at work in the colliery that morning, about 6 o'clock, a piece of coal, about 2 tons weight, fell from the roof of the pit and crushed him to death. Verdict--" Accidental Death." The deceased belonged to Warkworth, and has left a widow and child.
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