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Page: 70. Name: Joseph Barker. Occupation: Bank rider. Place of accident: Vigi East...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 527/954/366
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- RAIL 527/954/366
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1857 July 7
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Page: 70.
Name: Joseph Barker.
Occupation: Bank rider.
Place of accident: Vigi East Incline, County Durham.
Injury: Killed
Details of accident: He was jumping from the last wagon of a set which he had been breaking when he fell from the last one which passed over him and killed him
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Topics
- Railways
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