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| Date: | 5th June 1849 |
| Colliery: | Hebburn |
| Cause: | Explosion |
| Lives Lost: | 33 |
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About seven o'clock this morning one of those sudden and disastrous explosions which, although of too frequent occurrence in this district, seem, nevertheless, contingent on the hazardous occupation of the coal miner, took place at Hebburn Colliery, about six miles from Newcastle. About 100 men were at work at the time of the accident, but the effects of the explosion were confined to the north-western portion of the mine, where thirty-four men and boys were employed, all of whom, with but one exception, were killed. The explosion had been tremendous, and the bodies were mutilated in a manner never witnessed before, but this, it was believed, arose from the ignition of a quantity of gunpowder, which had been placed near the spot by one of the workmen on the previous day.
| Source: | Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events by T. Fordyce, Published in 1867 |
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Barnfather, Nicholas, aged 13, Driver | |
Cassidy, Thomas, aged 23, Wasteman | |
Charlton, Christopher, aged 26, Hewer | |
Davison, John, aged 53, Hewer | |
Davison, Joseph, aged 26, Hewer, wife and an infant | |
Dennis, Robert, aged 42, Hewer, wife and 3 children | |
Dennis, Robert, aged 11, Trapper, son of Robert Dennis | |
Hay, John, aged 14, Driver | |
Hopper, Robert, aged 12, Driver | |
Lashley, William, aged 16, Putter | |
Laverick, George, aged 22, Shifter | |
Laverick, Thomas, aged 33, Hewer, wife and 4 children | |
Longstaff, George, aged 33, Hewer, wife and 5 children | |
Longstaff, Samuel, aged 12, Switchboy, son of George Longstaff | |
Lowcock, James, aged 68, Borer, married | |
Lowes, Edward, aged 37, Platelayer and Deputy, 4 children | |
Nixon, Joseph, aged 19, Putter | |
Richardson, Hailes, aged 19, Putter | |
Richardson, Thomas, aged 20, Hewer | |
Richardson, Tristram, aged 45, Shifter, wife and 2 children | |
Richardson, William, aged 45, Hewer, wife and 6 children | |
Shillaw, William, aged 22, Hewer | |
Smith, Robert, aged 18, Putter | |
Taylor, Abraham, Shifter, wife and 6 children | |
Turnbull, George, aged 41, Shifter, wife and 6 children | |
Wardle, James, aged 17, Putter | |
Watson, George, aged 35, Shifter, wife and 4 children | |
Willis, John, aged 12, Trapper, a widow's son | |
Wilson, Edward, aged 12, Helper Up | |
Wilson, John, aged 33, Hewer, wife and 4 children | |
Winlow, John, aged 60, Shifter, widower, leaving 5 children | |
Youll, William, aged 51, Wasteman, wife and 7 children | |
Young, Thomas, aged 12, Driver | |
All names found | |
Youngest: 11 years old ; Oldest: 68 ; Average: 28 |
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| Newspaper Articles | |
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| 08 Jun 1849 | Fatal Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
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