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William Smith

Age:   46
Died:   21st Dec 1910
Accident:   21st Dec 1910
Year Born:   abt. 1864
Colliery:   Hulton Colliery, Pretoria Pit
Company:   Hulton Colliery Co., Ltd.
Occupation:  
Notes:  
killed in the 1910 explosion (firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by safety lamp)
Buried:   [not known]
Category:   Explosions of fire damp or coal dust

Description

We are grateful to The Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project who furnished us with a complete list of the victims of the disaster. Much more information about the disaster and details on the victims can be found on their web site: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Westhoughton/Pretoria/index.html.

The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the UK Disaster Reports section of this website.


Memorial: 1910 Hulton Colliery Disaster

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Related Articles

Pub.
Date
Article (Newspaper)
22 Sep 1911  Award of Edward Medals (London Gazette)
07 Nov 1911  Award of Edward Medal (London Gazette)
22 Feb 1930  Hulton Relief Fund (The Science and Art of Mining)
23 Aug 1930  The Pretoria Relief Fund (The Science and Art of Mining)
12 Feb 1938  Hulton Explosion Fund (The Science and Art of Mining)
18 Feb 1938  Notes from the Coal Fields, Lancashire and Cheshire (The Colliery Guardian)
22 Feb 1941  Hulton Relief Fund (The Science and Art of Mining)

Further Reading

  • Lancashire Mining Disasters, 1835 - 1910 by Jack Nadin, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2006, ISBN 1-903425-95-5

Sources
  • 1910 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5676), Manchester and Ireland District (No. 5) by John Gerrard, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 28, Accident Number: 1 Where to find this report

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