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| Date: | 9th June 1794 |
| Colliery: | Rickleton Pit, Picktree |
| Cause: | Explosion |
| Lives Lost: | 30 |
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An explosion took place in Picktree colliery, near Chester-le-Street, by which about thirty men lost their lives. Twenty-seven were buried in one grave, in Chester church yard.
| Source: | Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events by John Sykes, Published in 1833 in two volumes |
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