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| Date: | 6th March 1863 |
| Colliery: | Coxlodge |
| Cause: | Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked lights |
| Lives Lost: | 22 |
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This morning another of those dreadful colliery explosions, which are constantly occurring in this district, took place at Coxlodge, by which nineteen men and boys lost their lives. The pit, along with many others in the neighbourhood, including the one at Burradon, at which seventy-four men and boys recently lost their lives, is the property of Joshua Bower, esq., of Leeds, and has long been celebrated for its excellent household coals. It is about 95 fathoms deep, has two shafts, and its workings extend several miles underground. One of the most remarkable things in connection with this sad occurrence was the very slight amount of attention, on the part of the public, which it had attracted. The inhabitants of this district seemed to have their appetites for horrors of this description completely surfeited, and the consequence was, that the scene of the calamity had scarcely been visited by anyone, nor had the catastrophe caused a sensation even in the immediate neighbourhood of the spot.
| Source: | Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events by T. Fordyce, Published in 1867 |
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Baker, Thomas, aged 36, residence: Cawsey End, left a wife and 2 children | |
Balmbra, Samuel, aged 18 | |
Bell, Michael, aged 17, son of Robert | |
Bell, Robert, aged 37, married, left a family, residence: Fawdon Square, father of Michael | |
Harrison, Wilson, aged 16, Driver, boy, residence: Cawsey End | |
 | Hooper, Thomas |
Hutton, Robert, aged 12, boy, residence: Fawdon Square, a son of one of the deputies | |
Maughan, Robert, aged 13, Driver, residence: Coxlodge, a boy, lost his father about nine years ago in the same pit when firing a shot | |
Mole, David, aged 31, residence: Cawsey End, left a wife and 2 children | |
Nichol, Thomas, aged 19, residence: Cawsey End, unmarried | |
Patterson, Thomas, aged 19, Putter, residence: Coxlodge, single | |
Pattison, George, aged 16, Driver | |
Renwick, William, both his legs broken, was brought out alive, but afterwards expired | |
Rowell, Robert, aged 21, residence: Cawsey End, unmarried | |
Short, Matthew, aged 13, Driver, residence: Coxlodge | |
Simpson, Mark | |
Walton, William, Putter, residence: Fawdon Square | |
Waugh, Joseph, aged 14, Driver, residence: Fawdon Square | |
18 of 22 names found | |
Youngest: 12 years old ; Oldest: 37 ; Average: 20 | |
Some of the names of mining fatalities on this page have been kindly provided by Ian Winstanley of the
Coal Mining History Resource Centre
and are marked with |
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| Newspaper Articles | |
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| 07 Mar 1863 | Dreadful Catastrophe at Coxlodge Colliery, Nineteen Lives Lost (Gateshead Observer) |
| 10 Mar 1863 | Death Of Nineteen Pitmen (The Times) |
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