Disasters - 1920-29	Disasters - 1920-29

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
	07	Mar	1921	DUR	East Hetton		6	Names
	05	Sep	1922	CUL	Haig Pit	Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing	39	Names
	27	Nov	1922	CUL	St. Helen's No.3, Workington	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	6	Names
	24	Feb	1923	DUR	Medomsley	Cage fell down shaft	8	Names
	30	Mar	1925	NBL	Montagu, Scotswood	Inrush of water from old Paradise Pit	38	Names
	09	Aug	1925	NBL	Wallsend, Edward Pit	Explosion	5	Names
	12	Feb	1928	CUL	Haig Pit	Explosion	13	Names
Rest of UK
	Date			Cnty	Colliery	Cause	Lives	Ref.
	13	Jul	1922	STI	East Plean	Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by flame from blown-out shot	12	Names
	22	Feb	1923	YKS	Wheldale	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	9
	28	Jul	1923	DNB	Gartshore	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	8	Names
	28	Jul	1923	YKS	Maltby Main	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by spontaneous combustion	27	Names
	25	Sep	1923	STI	Redding	Inrush of water from old workings	40	Names
	03	Dec	1923	YKS	Nunnery	Underground haulage accident caused by breakage of haulage rope	7
	27	Nov	1924	GLA	Killan	Inrush of water from old workings	5
	05	Dec	1924	DEN	Llay Main	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	9
	19	Jan	1925	AYR	Portland	Explosion	5	Names
	04	Nov	1925	LAN	Pendleton	Floor upheaval caused by rock bump	5
	18	Dec	1925	STS	Birchenwood	Explosion, firedamp, caused by spontaneous combustion	7	Names
	15	Mar	1926	YKS	Thorne	Shaft accident, breakage of capstan engine caused scaffolding to sink	6	Names
	01	Mar	1927	MON	Marine	Explosion, firedamp, propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by either safety lamp or of stones falling on stones	52	Names
	01	Mar	1927	NTT	Bilsthorpe	Shaft accident, cause uncertain, but probably collapse of water pipes	14
	28	Mar	1928	LKS	Robroyston	Cage Accident	5	Names
	28	Nov	1928	GLA	Wernbwll	Explosion, firedamp, propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by flame of open acetylene lamp	7
	18	Mar	1929	WOR	Coombs Wood	Underground fire, 'damp' sheet in the Manor Road ignited by candle or cigarette	8	Names
	10	Jul	1929	MON	Milfraen	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by sparking at switch in coal cutter	9

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