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| Date: | 5th June 1850 |
| Colliery: | Usworth, Wellington Pit |
| Cause: | Explosion, outburst of gas, ignition caused by naked light |
| Lives Lost: | 13 |
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An explosion took place in the Wellington Pit, at Usworth, the property of Messrs. Jonassohn & Co. Nearly 160 persons were down the pit at the time, but the effects of the explosion were confined to one portion of the mine, where twelve men and a boy were killed.
| Source: | Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events by T. Fordyce, Published in 1867 |
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Blakey, George, aged 15 | |
Clint, Thomas, aged 20, left a widowed mother | |
Evans, John, aged 28, left a wife and 1 child | |
Green, George, aged 29, left a wife and 1 child | |
Hall, Thomas, aged 30, left a wife and 4 children | |
Hall, Thomas, aged 26, left a wife and 1 child, also a widowed mother | |
Holland, Hugh, aged 21, single | |
Jobling, William, aged 53, left a wife and 6 children | |
Nixon, William, aged 25, left a wife and 1 child | |
Purdy, Robert, aged 35, left a wife | |
Purdy, William, aged 19 | |
Ramshaw, George, aged 60 | |
Storey, Robert, aged 35, left a wife and 1 child | |
All names found | |
Youngest: 15 years old ; Oldest: 60 ; Average: 30 |
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| Newspaper Articles | |
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| 08 Jun 1850 | Fatal Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
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