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T. Sam Edge
| Age: | 30 |
| Died: | 22nd Sep 1934 |
| Accident: | 22nd Sep 1934 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1904 |
| Colliery: | Gresford |
| Company: | United Westminster and Wrexham Collieries Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Collier |
| Notes: | 17, South Street, Rhos. ; killed in the 1934 disaster - explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition uncertain, possibly spontaneous combustion |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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Aerial View of the Gresford Pithead
The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the UK Disaster Reports section of this website.
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| Memorial: 1934 Gresford Colliery Disaster | |
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| Pub. Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 13 Apr 1934 | Pitmen's Debt of Honour (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 28 Sep 1934 | Explosion at a North Wales Colliery, Loss of 264 lives (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 29 Sep 1934 | The Gresford Disaster (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 05 Oct 1934 | The Gresford Colliery Explosion, Relief Measures (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 05 Oct 1934 | Gresford Colliery Explosion, Date of Inquiry Fixed (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 13 Oct 1934 | The Gresford Inquiry (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 19 Oct 1934 | Gresford Colliery Explosion, Splendid response to appeals (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 26 Oct 1934 | Gresford Colliery Explosion, Official Inquiry Opened (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 27 Oct 1934 | Gresford Fund (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 02 Nov 1934 | Gresford Colliery Explosion, The Official Inquiry (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 09 Nov 1934 | Gresford Colliery Explosion (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 10 Nov 1934 | "House" and Gresford Inquiry (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 16 Nov 1934 | Gresford Colliery Explosion (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 16 Nov 1934 | Notes from the Coal Fields, Administration of Gresford Funds (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 23 Nov 1934 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales, Gresford Colliery Reopening Decision (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 23 Nov 1934 | Gresford Colliery Explosion (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 30 Nov 1934 | Gresford Colliery Explosion, Resumed Inquiry (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 30 Nov 1934 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales, Position of Gresford Relief Fund (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 07 Dec 1934 | The Gresford Explosion, The Official Inquiry (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 07 Dec 1934 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales, Preparations for Descent at Gresford Colliery (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 07 Dec 1934 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales, Position of the Gresford Relief Fund (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 14 Dec 1934 | The Gresford Explosion, Technical Evidence (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 14 Dec 1934 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales, Gresford Colliery Disaster: Inquest Adjourned (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 21 Dec 1934 | The Gresford Explosion, Inquiry Adjourned (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 22 Dec 1934 | The Gresford Inquiry (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 19 Jan 1935 | Gresford Inquest (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 02 Feb 1935 | Gresford Colliery (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 02 Mar 1935 | The Gresford Fund (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 16 Mar 1935 | The Gresford Task (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 27 Apr 1935 | Gresford Relief Fund Officials (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 25 May 1935 | Prospects at Gresford (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 06 Jul 1935 | Gresford Recovery Plans (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 12 Jul 1935 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 19 Jul 1935 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 26 Jul 1935 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 02 Aug 1935 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 09 Aug 1935 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 16 Aug 1935 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 17 Aug 1935 | Foresters And Gresford Fund (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 23 Aug 1935 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 13 Sep 1935 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 20 Sep 1935 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 27 Sep 1935 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 04 Oct 1935 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 11 Oct 1935 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 25 Oct 1935 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 01 Nov 1935 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 09 Nov 1935 | Gresford Disaster Settlements (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 15 Nov 1935 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 23 Nov 1935 | Gresford Disaster (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 29 Nov 1935 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 06 Dec 1935 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 13 Dec 1935 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 01 Feb 1936 | Gresford Inquiry (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 01 Feb 1936 | Gresford Relief Fund (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 15 Feb 1936 | Gresford Position Unchanged (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 29 Feb 1936 | Gresford Pit Conditions (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 28 Mar 1936 | Gresford Inquiry (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 11 Apr 1936 | Gresford Inquiry (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 25 Apr 1936 | Gresford Inquiry (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 20 Jun 1936 | The Gresford Inquiry (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 17 Jul 1936 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales, The Gresford Inquiry (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 18 Jul 1936 | Gresford Inquiry (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 24 Jul 1936 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 07 Aug 1936 | Notes from the Coal Fields (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 02 Oct 1936 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 30 Oct 1936 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales, Position of Gresford Relief Fund (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 16 Jan 1937 | The Position at Gresford (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 13 Feb 1937 | Report On Gresford Explosion (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 19 Feb 1937 | Award of Edward Medal (London Gazette) |
| 27 Feb 1937 | The Gresford Explosion, Chief Mines Inspector's Report (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 27 Feb 1937 | Medal For Gresford Survivor (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 10 Apr 1937 | Gresford Summonses (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 08 May 1937 | The Gresford Case (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 05 Jun 1937 | Heroism Recognised (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 09 Jul 1937 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 17 Jul 1937 | Gresford Inquest Adjourned (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 23 Oct 1937 | Gresford Inquest Adjourned (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 21 Jan 1938 | Notes from the Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 30 Sep 1938 | Notes From The Coal Fields, North Wales (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 12 Aug 1939 | Gresford Colliery (The Science and Art of Mining) |
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- Mines Inspectors Report into the 1934 Gresford Colliery Explosion (Cmd. 5358)
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