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| | Durham Mining Museum - Hebburn Colliery |
 | | The C pit was subsequently sunk, and both this and the A pit were put down to the main seam, a depth of 112 fathoms, which proved to be one of the finest quality of house coal, and was the well known "Wallsend," the royalty of that name joining the Hebburn royalty. |
 | | Coombe, Robert, 27 Sep 1904, (accident: 23 Oct 1901), aged 16, Driver, Deceased was coming outbye with a full tub and was found fastened between the limbers of his pony and the tub which had upended. |
 | | On 29th April he was, however, seized with an illness and died 13th May. An inquest has held on 16th May, and I was informed by the coroner that, according to the testimony of the medical man, Dixon died from consumption and not from the result of his accident. |
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