	Victoria Collieries	Index	Victoria Collieries

Victoria Collieries

Location:	8½ miles [14 km] SE of Halifax
Map Ref:	(Sheet 110 Sheffield and Huddersfield) SE188145, 53° 37' 36" N, 1° 42' 55" W
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Pits:	Woodsome Mine
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!

						Bowden, John, 28 Nov 1916, (accident: 16 Nov 1916), aged 48, Collier, Caught between top of cage and landing plate. Died 28th
						Finch, Edward, 16 Feb 1917, (accident: 05 Feb 1917), aged 66, Metalman, Fall of stone. Died 16th
						Molyneaux, William, 05 Aug 1916, (accident: 18 Jan 1916), aged 38, Collier, Fractured leg by fall of roof. Died 5th Aug. 1916
						Perkins, Stanley, 30 Nov 1922, aged 21, Caught shoulder against prop
						Rainford, Robert, 26 Oct 1916, aged 46, Chargeman, Killed by a fall of roof
						Ratcliffe, Isaac, 11 Sep 1917, aged 63, Collier, Fractured skull by fall of roof at face
						Taylor, Hugh, 16 Jul 1919, aged 24, Drawer, Killed by a fall of roof
						Turner, John, 29 Sep 1918, (accident: 19 Sep 1918), aged 68, Knocked down by waggon. Died 29th

						8 names found

If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.

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 page have been kindly provided by Ian Winstanley of the Coal Mining History Resource Centre (CMHRC) and are marked with . The CMHRC is available here.

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Victoria Collieries

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Victoria Collieries

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