Durham Mining Museum - Colliery Disaster 1885 (original) (raw)
| Date: | 3rd June 1885 |
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| Colliery: | Margaret Pit, Newbottle |
| Company: | Earl of Durham |
| Cause: | Inrush of water from old workings |
| Lives Lost: | 14 |
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The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the Disaster Reports section of this website.
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Adamson, Joseph, Hewer, left a wife and 1 child |
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Bailes, John, aged 31, Hewer, left a wife and 2 children, Buried: St. Matthew's Churchyard, Newbottle |
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Calligan, John, aged 28, Hewer, left a wife and 2 children |
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Carr, Joseph, aged 25, Hewer, left a wife and 1 child |
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Carter, Rennison, aged 35, Deputy, left a wife and 3 children |
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Davison, William, aged 22, Hewer, left a wife and 1 child, Buried: All Saints Churchyard, Penshaw |
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Gray, James Wilson, aged 37, Hewer, left a wife and 5 children |
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House, John George, aged 46, Back Overman, left a wife, Buried: St. Matthew's Churchyard, Newbottle |
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Jarvis, George, Driver |
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Laidler, Joseph, aged 19, Shifter, single, Buried: St. Cuthberts Churchyard, West Herrington |
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Lowrey, George, left a wife and 3 children |
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Robson, Jacob, Hewer, single, son of Joseph |
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Robson, Joseph, Hewer, left a wife and 2 children, father of Jacob |
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Sanderson, Thomas Jackson, aged 32, Hewer, left a wife and 3 children |
| All names found | |
| Youngest: 19 years old ; Oldest: 46 ; Average: 31 | |
| 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. |
| 04 Jun 1885 | Colliery Accident (The Times) |
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| 04 Jun 1885 | Flooding Of A Durham Colliery, Loss Of Fourteen Lives (The Middlesbrough Daily Gazette) |
| 05 Jun 1885 | The Colliery Disaster Near Penshaw, Twelve Men Entombed (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 06 Jun 1885 | The Colliery Accident in Durham (The Times) |
| 08 Jun 1885 | The Colliery Disaster In Durham, All The Bodies Recovered (The Middlesbrough Daily Gazette) |
| 08 Jun 1885 | The Colliery Accident At Bunker Hill, All The Bodies Recovered, A Singular Custom. — A Sad Case (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 09 Jun 1885 | The Margaret Pit Accident, Coroner's Inquiry (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 10 Jun 1885 | The Disaster at Philadelphia, Appeal for Aid (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 12 Jun 1885 | The Accident At The Margaret Pit, Official Inspection (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 17 Jun 1885 | The Accident At The Margaret Pit (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 24 Jun 1885 | The Accident At The Margaret Pit, Inquest This Day (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 25 Jun 1885 | The Accident At The Margaret Pit, The Inquest (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 04 Aug 1885 | The Disaster At The Margaret Pit, Official Report (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 05 Jun 1886 | The Colliery Accident In Durham (The Times) |
- Mines Inspectors Report into the 1885 Disaster (C. 4497)
- Durham Mining Disasters, c.1700 - 1950s by Maureen Anderson, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2008, ISBN 1-845630-73-4
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The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the UK Disaster Reports section of this website. |
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