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| Date: | 8th September 1864 |
| Colliery: | Seghill |
| Cause: | Explosion |
| Lives Lost: | 7 |
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A lamentable explosion of gas took place at Seghill Colliery early this morning, which caused the immediate death of seven persons, besides endangering the lives of several others. The name of the unfortunate sufferers were Richard Robinson, John Neiland, Henry Whitehead, Thomas Heep, John Mills, George Jackson, and William Taylor.
| Source: | Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events by T. Fordyce, Published in 1867 |
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Heep, Thomas, Hewer, married | |
Jackson, George, Timber Leader, married | |
Mills, John, Timber Leader | |
Nieland, John, Shifter | |
Robinson, Richard, Shifter, married | |
Taylor, William, Putter | |
Whitehead, Henry, Hewer | |
All names found |
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| Newspaper Articles | |
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| 09 Sep 1864 | Dreadful Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 10 Sep 1864 | The Colliery Explosion In Northumberland (The Times) |
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