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Please note: not all of the sufferers listed here are shown in the other tables - the disaster index only shows those accidents where 5 or more lives were lost. This page is a summary of the information we have in our database - check the listing for the specific colliery (click on the colliery link) - this may provide further information e.g. burial place, family information, cause of death.

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see bottom of page for details
Name Age Date Colliery Cnty
Appleby, - 23 Nov 1833 Low Moorsley DUR
Appleby, Christopher 45 20 Feb 1882 Seaton Burn NBL
Appleby, Christopher 14 08 Aug 1901 Seaton Burn NBL
Appleby, George 24 24 Dec 1813 Felling DUR
Appleby, George 1913 Montagu NBL
Appleby, H. 29 29 Feb 1940 Craghead DUR
Appleby, Henry 17 18 Jun 1835 Wallsend NBL
Appleby, James 11 18 Jun 1835 Wallsend NBL
Appleby, James 42 12 Oct 1887 Eltringham NBL
Appleby, James 1951 Sacriston DUR
Appleby, John 31 27 Jan 1874 Castle Eden DUR
Appleby, John 44 17 Dec 1889 Wylam NBL
Appleby, John 14 21 May 1902 Harraton DUR
Appleby, John 63 Oct 1920 Seaton Burn NBL
Appleby, John George 19 06 May 1901 Tursdale DUR
Appleby, Joseph boy 03 Aug 1865 Monkwearmouth DUR
Appleby, Norman 1938 Backworth, Eccles Pit NBL
Appleby, Peter 69 23 May 1876 Sherburn, West Pit DUR
Appleby, Peter 25 13 Aug 1908 Chopwell DUR
Appleby, Richard 61 02 Mar 1906 Hedley Hope DUR
Appleby, Robert Wilson 53 02 Dec 1886 Elemore DUR
Appleby, Thomas 24 18 Feb 1869 Tudhoe DUR
Appleby, Thomas W. 45 22 Aug 1947 Louisa Pit, Stanley DUR
Applegarth, Charles Thomas 33 20 Feb 1908 Washington, Glebe Pit DUR
Applegarth, George Robert 40 24 Feb 1951 East Hetton DUR
Appleton, John 32 08 Feb 1870 Byers Green DUR
Appleton, John 29 20 Mar 1893 Dorothea Pit, Newbottle DUR

For those names marked a web page providing more details of the accident is available online. Click on the icon to display the page.


For those names marked the text of the Mines Inspectors report into the incident is available online. Click on the icon to display the report.


Those names marked with , were killed in a disaster for which a memorial has been erected or for which we have images concerning the disaster, alternately their name may be mentioned on a memorial plaque. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the appropriate web page for the memorial.


Those names marked with , have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may also include a photograph of the deceased. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the web page.


Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by Brian Proctor from his research into early newspapers (primarily of the Newcastle Area) and are marked with .


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