Disasters - 1840-49	Disasters - 1840-49

Please note: only those accidents where 5 or more lives were lost are shown in the tables below.

Northern England
	Date			Cnty	Colliery	Cause	Lives	Sufferers
	23	Oct	1840	DUR	Farnacres	Drown'd from old workings	5	Names
	19	Apr	1841	NBL	Willington, Bigge's Pit	Explosion	32	Names
	05	Aug	1841	DUR	Thornley	Explosion	9	Names
	05	Apr	1843	DUR	Stormont Main, Wreckington	Explosion	27	Names
	09	Oct	1843	NBL	Pasture Hill	Inundated	7	Names
	11	Jan	1844	CUL	Whitehaven, Duke Pit	Explosion	11	Names
	18	Jan	1844	NBL	Killingworth, West Moor	Explosion	5	Names
	24	Aug	1844	CUL	Deaham	Shaft accident	5	Names
	28	Sep	1844	DUR	Haswell	Explosion	95	Names
	03	Apr	1845	NBL	Killingworth, West Moor	Explosion	10	Names
	21	Aug	1845	DUR	Jarrow	Explosion	39	Names
	22	Jun	1847	DUR	Felling, Tyne Main Pit	Explosion	6	Names
	15	Aug	1848	DUR	Murton, Polka Pit	Explosion	16	Names
	28	Oct	1848	CUL	Cleator Moor, Whinny Hill	Explosion of gas by naked light	31	Names
	05	Jun	1849	DUR	Hebburn	Explosion	33	Names
Rest of UK
	Date			Cnty	Colliery	Cause	Lives	Ref.
		Jul	1840	WLS	Mostyn	Explosion	8
	06	Jul	1840	WLS	Llangennech, Llanelly	Explosion	5
	16	Mar	1841	STI	Quarter, Hamilton	Explosion	11
	19	Oct	1841	YKS	Briestwhistle Colliery, Dewsbury	Explosion	5
	22	Nov	1841	YKS	Barnsley	Explosion	15
		Jun	1842	STS	Cleveland Colliery	Explosion	7
	04	Aug	1842	LAN	Black Mine Pit, Hyde	Explosion	17
	14	Feb	1843	PEM	Landshipping	Inrush of tide	40
	23	Jun	1843	STS	Broadfield, Ash Pit	Explosion	9
	30	Aug	1843	STS	Holly Hall, Dudley	Explosion	6
	20	Nov	1843	LAN	Winstanley	Explosion	5
	01	Jan	1844	GLA	Dinas, Middle Pit	Explosion	12	Names
	19	Oct	1844	STS	Five Ways, Rowley Regis	Explosion	11
		Dec	1844	DEN	Minerva, Wrexham	Explosion	5
		Feb	1845	SOM	Haye's Wood	Inundation	10
	02	Aug	1845	GLA	Crombach	Explosion	28	Names
	05	Nov	1845	LAN	Haydock	Explosion	13
		Jan	1846	YKS	Hunsworth, Toftshaw Pit	Explosion	5
	14	Jan	1846	MON	Risca, Black Vein Pit	Explosion	35	Names
		Apr	1846	STS	Deepfields	Explosion	5
	15	Apr	1846	STS	Fire Clay Pit, Bilston	Explosion	5
		Sep	1846	LKS	Bogle Hole Pit	Explosion	6
		Nov	1846	LAN	Burgh, Coppull	Explosion	8
	17	Nov	1846	STS	Rounds Green	Explosion	19
		Jan	1847	LAN	Parr	Explosion	5
		Feb	1847	YKS	Darley Main	Explosion	6
		Mar	1847	STS	Yew Tree	Explosion	5
	05	Mar	1847	YKS	Ardsley Main	Explosion	73	Names
	15	May	1847	YKS	Beeston Main	Explosion	9
		Jun	1847	LAN	Gerard's Bridge	Explosion	8
	28	Jun	1847	LAN	Kirless Hall, Wigan	Explosion	13
		Jul	1847	LAN	Kirklees Hall	Explosion	9
		Nov	1847	MON	Nant-Y-Glo	Explosion	7
		Feb	1848	LAN	Victoria Pit, Duckinfield	Explosion	7
	09	Feb	1848	STS	Heathfield	Explosion	12
	29	Mar	1848	GLA	Eaglebush	Explosion	20
	21	Jun	1848	MON	Victoria		11	Names
	28	Aug	1848	LAN	Albion, Hindley Green	Explosion	6
	24	Oct	1848	LAN	Sencle Green	Explosion	5
	24	Jan	1849	YKS	Darley Main	Explosion	75	Names
		Feb	1849	LAN	Victoria Pit, Duckinfield	Explosion	5
	26	Feb	1849	LAN	Bird-in-Hand, Eccleston	Explosion	7
	06	Mar	1849	LAN	Middle Patricroft, Ince Hall	Explosion	12
		May	1849	GLA	Werfa	Explosion	5
		Jun	1849	STS	Friary Field	Explosion	15
	23	Jun	1849	LAN	Laffak	Explosion	7
	28	Jun	1849	STS	Great Bridge	Explosion	14	Names
		Jul	1849	DEN	Minerva	Explosion	9
		Aug	1849	MON	Cwm-Nant-Du	Explosion	5
	10	Aug	1849	GLA	Lletty Shenkin	Explosion	52	Names
	13	Aug	1849	SCT	Wishaw, No. 6 Pit	Explosion	9

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