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| Date: | 19th October 1821 |
| Colliery: | Nesham's, Newbottle |
| Cause: | Explosion |
| Lives Lost: | 6 |
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A serious accident happened at Nesham's colliery, at Newbottle, on the river Wear. One of the brattices erected to close up an old working, having been broken into to obtain more air, a current of choke-damp issued from the perforation, which proved fatal to six of the workmen.
| Source: | Local Historian's Table Book of Remarkable Occurrences Connected with the Counties of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland and Durham by M.A. Richardson. Published in five volumes in 1844. |
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Anderson, Matthew, aged 50 | |
Beaney, George, aged 32 | |
Burnip, James, aged 36 | |
Curry, Robert, aged 45, Wasteman | |
Smith, Robert, aged 47 | |
 | Steel, George, aged 31, Overman, Buried: St. Andrews Churchyard, Lamesley |
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Youngest: 31 years old ; Oldest: 50 ; Average: 40 | |
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| 26 Oct 1821 | News (The Times) |
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