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Basil Wood
| Age: | 53 |
| Died: | 29th Jul 1941 |
| Accident: | 29th Jul 1941 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1888 |
| Colliery: | Crigglestone |
| Company: | Benzol and By-Products Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Machine Man |
| Notes: | explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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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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| Pub. Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 30 Jul 1941 | Explosion In Yorkshire Pit, 20 Men Trapped (The Yorkshire Post) |
| 01 Aug 1941 | Pit Explosion Inquest (The Yorkshire Post) |
| 06 Aug 1941 | Deputy Asked About Pit Gas Discovery, Escaped Miners' Account Of Crigglestone Disaster (The Yorkshire Post) |
| 07 Aug 1941 | Crigglestone Pit Explosion (The Yorkshire Post) |
| 09 Aug 1941 | Crigglestone Colliery Explosion (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 14 Aug 1941 | Colliery Disaster Appeal Fund (The Yorkshire Post) |
| 21 Aug 1941 | Witness On Stretcher, More Evidence Of Yorkshire Pit Explosion (The Yorkshire Post) |
| 21 Aug 1941 | Miners Gift To Help Dependants (The Yorkshire Post) |
| 25 Aug 1941 | Help For Crigglestone Relief Fund (The Yorkshire Post) |
| 04 Sep 1941 | Crigglestone Pit Explosion, Evidence Regarding Gas And Ventilation (The Yorkshire Post) |
| 09 Sep 1941 | Crigglestone Pit Explosion, How Gas May Have Been Fired (The Yorkshire Post) |
| 13 Sep 1941 | Pit Explosion Inquest (The Yorkshire Post) |
| 17 Sep 1941 | Coroner Comments On Pit Ventilation (The Yorkshire Post) |
| 20 Sep 1941 | Expert's Three Points (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 27 Sep 1941 | Colliery Explosion Fund (The Yorkshire Post) |
| 04 Oct 1941 | The Crigglestone Explosion (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 08 Nov 1941 | Crigglestone Disaster Fund (The Yorkshire Post) |
| 24 Jan 1942 | Crigglestone Explosion (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 07 Feb 1942 | Colliery Explosions, Reports of Official Inquiries (The Science and Art of Mining) |
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