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| Date: | 31st October 1851 |
| Colliery: | Killingworth, West Moor |
| Cause: | Explosion |
| Lives Lost: | 9 |
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An explosion of gas took place in West Moor Colliery, near Newcastle, by which nine of the miners were killed and six seriously burnt. One hundred and thirty persons were in the mine at the time of the accident, but the effects of the explosion were confined to a small portion of the workings. It was stated at the inquest that the mine had seventy miles of air passages.
| Source: | Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events by T. Fordyce, Published in 1867 |
See also: N1851-03
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Campbell, George, left and wife and 2 children | |
Carr, Robert, left and wife and 3 children, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 02 Nov 1851 {NBI} | |
Gordon, Robert, boy | |
Gray, George, left a wife, but no family | |
Hay, William, left and wife and 2 children | |
Hedley, Jacob, left and wife and 3 children | |
Hewitt, William, left a wife, but no family dependant upon him | |
Mason, William, aged 12, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 02 Nov 1861 {NBI} | |
8 of 9 names found |
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| Newspaper Articles | |
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| 13 Nov 1851 | The Killingworth Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
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