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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
Uncles, James 16 16 Feb 1909 West Stanley DUR
Underwood, Fred 21 18 Sep 1923 New Brancepeth DUR
Underwood, William 28 20 Sep 1905 Brandon DUR
Unsworth, Charles 41 18 Jul 1919 Sherburn House DUR
Unsworth, Owen 38 28 Mar 1942 Thornley DUR
Unsworth, Thomas 66 20 Oct 1925 Hebburn DUR
Unthank, John 28 30 Oct 1819 Kell's Pit CUL
Unthank, Ralph 18 Nov 1757 Long Benton NBL
Unwin, David 48 03 May 1815 Heaton Main DUR
Unwin, James 15 12 Nov 1881 Leasingthorne DUR
Unwin, William 22 18 Sep 1912 Ouston, E Pit DUR
Unwin, William 21 03 Dec 1923 Hetton Lyons 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 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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