Newcastle Courant 10th July 1870
Fatal accident at Hob hill Iron Stone Mines.
A fatal accident occurred at Hob Hill Iron Stone Mines on Friday morning. It appeared that for some time past a number of men have been employed barring iron stone at the south side of the Hob Hill Mines. On the morning in question, a gang of ten men were engaged at a particular point, when suddenly a great fall of clay earth took place, and three of the men were buried under the loose earth. A batch of other workmen commenced at once to clear away the debris, and happily two of the men were extracted from there perilous position almost uninjured, but one poor fellow when got out was quite dead. His body was taken to the dead house at Marske. The deceased, who was apparently about thirty five years of age, was married, and leaves a family. His name is unknown.
John
