Locke & Co. Collieries

1869-1900 Locke & Co.
1901-1902 Locke & Co. Ltd
1903 Locke & Co. (Newland) Ltd
Medhurst pits.
Kippax collieries including Hool Wood (Owl wood)
Billywood Pit
Brigshaw pits
There are few mining death records prior to the Kippax colliery at Hoowl wood.

BornAccident DateAgeCollieryOwnersCauseInfo
EdwardBickerdike23 Jan 1863Allerton Haigh MoorLock and Co.Fall of A Brick in the Shaft.
WilliamFirth11 May 1863Allerton Haigh MoorLock and Co.Crushed in the Bottom of the Shaft.
JosephHewitt18035 Nov 186866KippaxLocke and CoFall of Roof.
Joseph PaverWrigglesworth185322 Mar 187016KippaxLocke and CoCrushed by cage
JohnPickersgill183713 Nov. 187736KippaxLocke and CoScreener. Crushed by waggons.
CharlesFirth1826188660KippaxLocke and CoRun over by corves
JRhodes18381892KippaxLocke and Co
LSutcliffe18291892Medhurst KippaxLocke and Co.
CFearn18551893KippaxLocke and Co
RobertBiscomb13 Jan 185532KippaxLocke and Co.Bursting of an Underground Boiler. 2 Killed.
JosephPickard181213 Jan 185542KippaxLocke and Co.Bursting of an Underground Boiler. 2 Killed.
JohnBiscomb183209 Jan 185725KippaxLocke and Co.Fall of Roof in Mine.
ThomasClough184729 Apr 186719KippaxLocke and Co.Collier. Fall of Coal
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