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James Blundred

Age:   28
Died:   21st Mar 1940
Accident:   21st Mar 1940
Year Born:   abt. 1912
Colliery:   Mossfield
Company:   Mossfield Colliery Ltd.
Occupation:   Collier
Notes:  
explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by spontaneous combustion
Buried:   [not known]
Category:  

Description

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


Related Articles

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Date
Article (Newspaper)
21 Mar 1940  Colliery Explosion, 8 Killed, Father And Son Among Victims (Nottingham Evening Post)
21 Mar 1940  Eight Killed In Pit Explosion, Four Injured, Father and Son Among the Dead (The Yorkshire Post)
06 Apr 1940  Owners' Gesture (The Science and Art of Mining)
16 Nov 1940  Report On Mossfield Colliery Explosion (The Science and Art of Mining)

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