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Moresby Colliery
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| Location: | Moresby 2 miles [3 km] NE of Whitehaven |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 89) NX996207, 54° 34' 17" N, 3° 33' 12" W |
| Maps: |  1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
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| Owners: | 1880's - Moresby Coal Co. |
| Output: | 1882 - Coal. |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
Findlay, John, 18 Nov 1882, aged 50, Joiner, crushed by cage at top of pit | ||||||
Liddell, Alexander, 17 Dec 1881, aged 24, Engineman, head crushed by descending cage while leaning over shaft | ||||||
Marshall, W. J., 28 Apr 1882, aged 13, Coal Picker, crushed between waggons | ||||||
Mitchell, George, 03 Jan 1882, aged 26, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone from roof | ||||||
Sides, William, 29 Mar 1886, aged 21, Rolleywayman, crushed by bogey on engine plane | ||||||
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If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Moresby Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Moresby Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1880 List of Mines
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 1882 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3621)
- 1886 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5090)
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Related Links:
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