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NEEMARC
The North East of England Mining Archives and Resource Centre (NEEMARC) is a new mining archive currently being set up at the University of Sunderland with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund. For background information and to register interest please go to the information page.
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Welcome to the Durham Mining Museum website. All the available information is shown in the categories and menu options shown on the left of each web page. If you are a regular visitor to the site then please check the What's new page to see what has changed since your last visit.
This site covers mining in the Northern part of England i.e. County Durham (DUR), Northumberland (NBL), Cumberland (CUL), Westmorland (WES) and the Ironstone mines of North Yorkshire (NRY). For information on mining in other areas of the country there may be a site listed in our Links section.
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Northern England - covered by this web site | |||||||
| Date | Colliery | Cnty | Cause | Lives | Sufferers | ||
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| 03 | Apr | 1845 | Killingworth, West Moor | NBL | Explosion | 10 | Names |
| 05 | Apr | 1843 | Stormont Main, Wreckington | DUR | Explosion | 27 | Names |
| 11 | Apr | 1797 | Lumley | DUR | Explosion | 31 | |
| 13 | Apr | 1896 | Brancepeth, A Pit | DUR | Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing | 20 | Names |
| 16 | Apr | 1766 | South Biddick | DUR | Explosion | 27 | Names |
| 18 | Apr | 1882 | Tudhoe | DUR | Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by naked light | 37 | Names |
| 19 | Apr | 1888 | St. Helen's, Workington | CUL | Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by shot firing | 30 | Names |
| 19 | Apr | 1882 | West Stanley | DUR | Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp | 13 | Names |
| 19 | Apr | 1882 | West Stanley | DUR | Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp | 13 | Names |
| 19 | Apr | 1841 | Willington, Bigge's Pit | NBL | Explosion | 32 | Names |
| 24 | Apr | 1795 | Paradise, Benwell | NBL | Explosion | 11 | Names |
| 28 | Apr | 1816 | Walbottle, Wellington Pit | NBL | Explosion | 14 | |
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| 01 | Apr | 1869 | High Brooks, Park Lane | LAN | Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown out shot | 37 | |
| 02 | Apr | 1891 | Apedale, Sladerhill No. 3 Pit | STS | Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing | 10 | Names |
| 09 | Apr | 1908 | Norton Hill, Slyving Vein Incline | SOM | Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing | 10 | |
| 11 | Apr | 1893 | Great Western | GLA | Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine | 63 | Names |
| 14 | Apr | 1874 | Astley Deep, Duckinfield | CHS | Explosion, firedamp, ignited by fire in old workings, caused by fall of ground and inadequate ventilation | 54 | |
| 19 | Apr | 1898 | Whitwick | LEI | Gob fire | 35 | Names |
| 24 | Apr | 1852 | Norley Hall | LAN | Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light | 12 | Names |
| 26 | Apr | 1853 | Old Park | WOR | Explosion, firedamp | 11 | |
| 26 | Apr | 1895 | Quarter | STI | Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by naked light | 13 | Names |
| 30 | Apr | 1875 | Bunkers Hill | STS | Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by shot-firing | 43 | Names |
| 30 | Apr | 1896 | Micklefield | YKS | Explosion of firedamp, propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by naked light | 62 | |
