Dear List My great grandfather, James CUTTER, was employed as an underground horsekeeper with the Wearmouth Colliery. On or around 1924/25 he was kicked by a horse while at work which resulted in him losing his sight. As a result, he spent the last 25 years of his life blind and much of that time living alone in Southwick. There are some great stories handed down about how he got around including knowing the number of steps to the tram stop, the number of steps from the tram to his favourite pub on The Green and being able to find his spot at the bar from some notches he carved into the bar. My question relates to being able to find out some more details about his accident such as: 1.. Would there be colliery records of this accident that could be accessed? 2.. Would the story be likely to have been reported in the papers, such as the Echo? Any information that would help would be greatly appreciated. Kind Regards Grahame McDonald Sydney Australia