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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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Name |
Age |
Date |
Colliery |
Cnty |
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Pocklington, William H. |
22 |
08 Sep 1922 |
Eldon |
DUR |
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Pogue, Clarence |
17 |
24 Feb 1923 |
Medomsley |
DUR |
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Pointing, Frederick |
44 |
01 May 1912 |
Chester South Moor |
DUR |
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Pointon, Christopher |
28 |
11 Aug 1899 |
Urpeth, C Pit |
DUR |
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Poland, Robert |
16 |
04 Apr 1883 |
Montreal |
CUL |
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Poley, J. |
16 |
10 Jan 1935 |
Fishburn |
DUR |
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Pollard, - |
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23 Mar 1950 |
Lynemouth |
NBL |
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Pollard, Benjamin |
43 |
11 Jan 1859 |
Auckland, St. Helens |
DUR |
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Pollard, William |
40 |
26 Aug 1913 |
Budle Crag whinstone quarry |
NBL |
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Pollet, Samuel |
19 |
18 Jan 1876 |
West Thornley |
DUR |
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Pollock, Charles |
47 |
03 Aug 1872 |
Ryhope |
DUR |
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Pollock, George Henry |
26 |
18 Dec 1924 |
Croxdale |
DUR |
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Pollock, John |
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07 Apr 1856 |
Murton, Polka Pit |
DUR |
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Pollock, Thomas |
44 |
13 Feb 1891 |
Greenside (Metalliferous) |
WES |
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Pollock, W. |
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20 Apr 1895 |
Asby |
CUL |
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Polson, Amos |
14 |
12 Feb 1922 |
Shotton |
DUR |
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Pool, Edward |
18 |
16 Oct 1877 |
Greenside |
DUR |
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Poole, Andrew |
19 |
17 Aug 1872 |
Gill Head |
CUL |
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Poole, Anthony |
15 |
26 Jun 1885 |
Parkside (Iron Ore) |
CUL |
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Poole, D. Pearson |
58 |
04 Sep 1907 |
South Hetton |
DUR |
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Poole, Dickenson Pearson |
58 |
10 Jan 1908 |
South Hetton |
DUR |
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Poole, John |
54 |
29 Mar 1888 |
Dalton, No. 1 Pit (Metalliferous) |
LAN |
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Poole, William |
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1936 |
Wallsend, Rising Sun Pit |
NBL |
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Pooley, Thomas |
36 |
03 Dec 1914 |
Shap Black Rock (Quarry) |
WES |
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Pope, Francis |
48 |
10 Feb 1888 |
Stanley Drift |
DUR |
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Pope, Isaac |
35 |
23 Mar 1875 |
Littleburn |
DUR |
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Pope, James |
46 |
01 Oct 1878 |
Roanhead (Metalliferous) |
LAN |
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Popjoy, W. J. |
18 |
08 Nov 1887 |
Herrington |
DUR |
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Porrit, John |
19 |
01 Jun 1899 |
Goathland (Metalliferous) |
NRY |
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Porritt, Thomas |
16 |
12 Sep 1903 |
Grinkle (Ironstone) |
NRY |
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Porritt, William Johnson |
22 |
28 Mar 1911 |
Chester South Moor |
DUR |
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Porteous, James |
29 |
05 Jul 1889 |
Prudhoe |
NBL |
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Porter, Daniel |
20 |
17 Nov 1893 |
Burnopfield |
DUR |
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Porter, George |
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1929 |
West Wylam |
NBL |
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Porter, James |
22 |
23 Jan 1914 |
Hazlerigg |
NBL |
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Porter, James |
32 |
29 May 1951 |
Easington |
DUR |
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Porter, John |
19 |
08 Oct 1855 |
Walker Iron Works |
NBL |
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Porter, John |
53 |
07 Nov 1874 |
Ludworth |
DUR |
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Porter, John |
79 |
03 Oct 1888 |
Unknown |
? |
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Porter, John Thomas |
23 |
29 May 1951 |
Easington |
DUR |
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Porter, Jonah |
14 |
28 Jun 1888 |
Leasingthorne |
DUR |
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Porter, Richard |
63 |
07 May 1913 |
Eppleton |
DUR |
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Porter, William |
36 |
19 Dec 1878 |
Lindal Moor (Metalliferous) |
LAN |
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Porter, William |
53 |
21 Jan 1897 |
Crosby, No. 1 Pit |
CUL |
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Portess, George |
33 |
25 Apr 1865 |
Eppleton, Caroline Pit |
DUR |
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Porteus, Ronald |
64 |
28 Sep 1886 |
Cramlington |
NBL |
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Porthouse, George |
58 |
15 Aug 1947 |
Whitehaven, William Pit |
CUL |
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Porthouse, Joseph Henry |
17 |
26 Aug 1912 |
Walkmill |
CUL |
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Poskett, John |
26 |
11 Jun 1910 |
Spa Wood (Ironstone) |
NRY |
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Postle, Jonathan |
17 |
27 Feb 1900 |
Dunston |
DUR |
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Postle, Ralph |
25 |
21 Aug 1894 |
South Moor |
DUR |
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Postlethwaite, - |
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14 Aug 1858 |
Whitehaven, Croft Pit |
CUL |
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Postlethwaite, James |
68 |
04 Aug 1905 |
Burlington (Slate) |
LAN |
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Postlethwaite, Thomas |
59 |
31 Mar 1896 |
Wellington |
CUL |
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Postlethwaite, William |
37 |
05 Nov 1873 |
Harrington, No. 7 Pit |
CUL |
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Potter, Benjamin Urwin |
15 |
29 Jan 1914 |
Backworth |
NBL |
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Potter, Elias |
52 |
13 Nov 1934 |
Easington |
DUR |
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Potter, Henry Barrass |
16 |
03 Jan 1912 |
Beamish, Mary Pit |
DUR |
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Potter, Jamesd |
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1929 |
Backworth |
NBL |
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Potter, John |
14 |
04 Sep 1872 |
Coxhoe |
DUR |
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Potter, John |
43 |
08 Sep 1880 |
Seaham |
DUR |
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Potter, Robert |
47 |
08 Sep 1880 |
Seaham |
DUR |
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Potter, Robert |
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1900 |
Bedlington |
NBL |
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Potter, Robert |
49 |
15 May 1900 |
West Sleekburn |
NBL |
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Potter, T. |
27 |
06 Dec 1937 |
St. Hilda |
DUR |
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Potter, Thomas |
27 |
19 Nov 1883 |
Lofthouse (Ironstone) |
NRY |
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Potter, William |
42 |
26 May 1882 |
Herrington |
DUR |
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Potts, Adam |
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1922 |
South Tyne |
NBL |
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Potts, Edward |
15 |
22 Aug 1853 |
Thornley |
DUR |
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Potts, George |
22 |
27 Mar 1926 |
Dawdon |
DUR |
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Potts, J. |
15 |
23 Apr 1872 |
North Seaton |
NBL |
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Potts, James |
32 |
06 Feb 1869 |
Millbanks |
CUL |
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Potts, James Herbertson |
26 |
13 Nov 1905 |
Dinnington |
NBL |
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Potts, James William |
15 |
21 Jun 1902 |
Esh |
DUR |
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Potts, John |
29 |
23 Aug 1883 |
Willington |
DUR |
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Potts, John |
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1916 |
Seaton Burn |
NBL |
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Potts, John |
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1916 |
Cramlington, Wrightson Pit |
NBL |
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Potts, John William |
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30 Mar 1925 |
Montagu, View Pit |
NBL |
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Potts, Joseph |
35 |
26 Jul 1907 |
Pelaw Main Railway |
DUR |
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Potts, M. |
44 |
13 Oct 1935 |
Wardley |
DUR |
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Potts, M. |
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Aug 1970 |
Murton |
DUR |
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Potts, Robert |
36 |
21 Jul 1914 |
Dean & Chapter |
DUR |
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Potts, Robert Lawrence |
14 |
28 Jul 1916 |
Lumley New Winning |
DUR |
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Potts, T. |
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13 Jun 1921 |
Murton |
DUR |
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Potts, Thomas |
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Sep 1834 |
Haswell |
DUR |
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Potts, Thomas |
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25 Oct 1845 |
South Moor |
DUR |
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Potts, Thomas |
44 |
23 Aug 1932 |
Murton |
DUR |
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Potts, Thomas Boyd |
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18 Jul 1936 |
Cowpen, Bates Pit |
NBL |
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Potts, William |
9 |
07 Oct 1854 |
Hetton Railway, Copt Hill Incline |
DUR |
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Potts, William |
41 |
08 Sep 1880 |
Seaham |
DUR |
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Potts, William |
53 |
07 Nov 1906 |
Clifton |
CUL |
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Potts, William |
18 |
12 Sep 1914 |
Murton |
DUR |
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Potts, William |
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1929 |
Benwell |
NBL |
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Potts, William Watt |
60 |
09 Nov 1967 |
Boldon |
DUR |
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Poulter, Henry |
31 |
12 Feb 1906 |
Margaret Pit, Newbottle |
DUR |
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Poulter, John |
66 |
11 Jul 1916 |
Dorothea Pit, Newbottle |
DUR |
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Pounder, Henry |
29 |
06 Aug 1896 |
Wheatley Hill |
DUR |
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Pounder, Thomas |
9 |
24 Nov 1885 |
Newfield |
DUR |
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Pounder, Thomas |
40 |
02 Jan 1917 |
Jaw Blades |
DUR |
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Povey, Frederick |
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1926 |
Newsham |
NBL |
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Powe, Albert |
19 |
05 Sep 1922 |
Haig Pit |
CUL |
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Powe, Thomas |
71 |
13 Feb 1912 |
Ladysmith |
CUL |
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Powell, A. |
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1916 |
Cambois |
NBL |
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Powell, George |
18 |
11 Mar 1875 |
Eston (Ironstone) |
NRY |
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Powell, James |
20 |
18 Aug 1869 |
Evenwood |
DUR |
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Powell, W. |
39 |
27 Jul 1932 |
Fishburn |
DUR |
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Powell, W. |
39 |
27 Jul 1932 |
Boldon |
DUR |
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Powell, William |
32 |
14 Jul 1888 |
Deckham Hall |
DUR |
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Powell, William |
47 |
20 Jul 1924 |
Langley Park |
DUR |
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Powers, Samuel |
29 |
07 Jan 1907 |
Dunston |
DUR |
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Powers, W. |
38 |
25 Sep 1946 |
Easington |
DUR |
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Powton, Robert |
24 |
17 Dec 1903 |
Hamsterley |
DUR |
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Poynter, William |
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1916 |
Backworth |
NBL |
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Poynton, T. |
48 |
22 May 1929 |
Ravensworth |
DUR |
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Poyzer, Henry P. |
17 |
11 Jan 1918 |
Blaydon Main |
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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For those names marked we have
a digital photograph of the tombstone, see the information page
for further details.
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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 , further details
may be obtained by contacting Ian by email at
ian.winstanley@blueyonder.co.uk
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Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by
The Wheatley Hill History Club
and are marked with .
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Some of the details of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by
The Woodhorn Colliery Museum
and are marked with .
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Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by
Jim Grainger from his research into early newspapers (primarily the Durham Advertiser
and Durham Chronicle) and are marked with
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Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web site have been
extracted from material deposited at the North East England Mining
Archive and Research Centre
(NEEMARC)
— principally the records of the Durham Miners' Association and are marked with
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