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	Church Lane Colliery	Index	Church Lane Colliery

Location:	Barnsley 2½ miles [4 km] WSW of Barnsley
Map Ref:	(Sheet 110 Sheffield and Huddersfield, 111 Sheffield and Doncaster) SE311057, 53° 32' 49" N, 1° 31' 47" W
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Owners:	Silkstone and Dodworth Coal and Iron Co.
Notes:	Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete!

Description

Disasters (5 or more killed)

None found.

Names of those killed at this colliery

Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!

						Baxter, W., 16 Feb 1883, aged 54, Labourer, Run over by waggons
						Boyd, T., 31 Dec 1886, aged 47, Collier, Fall of roof
						Carey, W., 03 May 1888, aged 34, Collier, Fall of coal
						Dawson, J., 29 May 1883, aged 14, Hurrier, Fall of roof
						Fawcett, W., 06 Nov 1890, aged 21, Wagon repairer, Run over by waggons
						Henshaw, J., 03 Sep 1886, aged 27, Collier
						Johnson, J., 12 Mar 1888, aged 51, Collier, Fall of roof
						Ogley, J., 20 Apr 1883, aged 19, Hurrier, Fall of coal
						Turner, J., 29 Nov 1889, aged 15, Coupler, Crushed by a corf
						Wiper, J., 17 Apr 1886, aged 30, Byeworker, Fall of roof
						Woffenden, John, 23 Feb 1887, aged 35, Collier, Fall of roof
						11 names found

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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

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