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Newspaper Articles Newspaper Articles 17th December 1870, Page: 583, Column: 1 Home News The Oaks Colliery, Barnsley, which has been closed since the terrible explosion in 1866, has been reopened. About 150 bodies are known to be still in the workings, and these are being sought for by a picked exploring party. Some have been recovered, and in such a good state of preservation, as to be identified. Links to Collieries/Mines mentioned in this articleOaks CollieryRelated Articles Pub.DateArticle (Newspaper) 12 Dec 1866 Dreadful Colliery Explosion at Barnsley (Annual Register for 1866) 29 Dec 1866 The Colliery Calamities (The Penny Illustrated Paper) 31 Jan 1867 The Talk o'The Hill, Hartley, and the Oaks Colliery Explosions (Annual Register for 1867) 10 Oct 1867 The Oaks Colliery, Discovery of the Missing Bodies (Annual Register for 1867) 12 Oct 1867 Home News, The Oaks Colliery (The Penny Illustrated Paper) 12 Oct 1867 Home News, The Oaks Colliery (The Penny Illustrated Paper) 17 Dec 1870 Home News (The Graphic) Links to related pages Main page for Oaks Accident/Disaster Page Memorial images gallery
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17th December 1870, Page: 583, Column: 1 Home News The Oaks Colliery, Barnsley, which has been closed since the terrible explosion in 1866, has been reopened. About 150 bodies are known to be still in the workings, and these are being sought for by a picked exploring party. Some have been recovered, and in such a good state of preservation, as to be identified. 
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