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Newspaper Articles Newspaper Articles 12th June 1885, Page: 3, Column: 2 The Accident At The Margaret Pit Official Inspection The Government Inspector (Mr. T. Bell) yesterday completed his inspection of the Margaret Pit, Philadelphia, where the recent colliery disaster took place. The result of the examination will be given at the inquest on the 24th inst. At present the average rate of water running from the old workings, which were holed into and caused the disaster, is 80 gallons per minute. It is expected that in a short time work will be resumed in the whole of the workings. Names mentioned in this article Name Age Occupation Notes Bell, Thomas H.M. Inspector of Mines Whos Who PageLinks to Collieries/Mines mentioned in this articleMargaret PitRelated Articles Pub.DateArticle (Newspaper) 04 Jun 1885 Colliery Accident (The Times) 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) Links to related pages Main page for Margaret Pit, Newbottle Accident/Disaster Page Text of the official report into the incident
Newspaper Articles 
12th June 1885, Page: 3, Column: 2 The Accident At The Margaret Pit Official Inspection The Government Inspector (Mr. T. Bell) yesterday completed his inspection of the Margaret Pit, Philadelphia, where the recent colliery disaster took place. The result of the examination will be given at the inquest on the 24th inst. At present the average rate of water running from the old workings, which were holed into and caused the disaster, is 80 gallons per minute. It is expected that in a short time work will be resumed in the whole of the workings. 
Names mentioned in this article 
Margaret Pit